419 scam: "Desmond Kabella"<kendra.fox@knoxsheriff.org> HELLO

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "western union" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "money gram" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "consignment " (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
- "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- desmondkabella400@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Desmond Kabella" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <desmondkabella400@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 2014 01:12:47 -0000
Subject: HELLO

HELLO PLEASE AM SORRY TO CONTACT YOU UNAWARE.

My name is Desmond Kabella am 24 years and my sister name Joyce kabella ,
we are from Republic of Somalia , we just arrived Republic of Ghana with
our late father left over funds ($22 million us dollars) which i already
started spending from in a consignment box with the help of united
nation peace keeping force, i was on internet research for a God fearing
foreign beneficiary that can help receive my late father left over
funds with us right now here in our hotel suit (Golden park hotel)
and then arrange for me and my sister visa to come over to your
country to spend the rest of our life with you in your country,
while you invest this funds into profitable business while i and my
sister go back to school to complete our education there in your country.

My parent (mom and dad) including my only brother was kill in the ongoing
war in our country Somalia by political rebel opposition in the name of
polities. So i am left alone in life with my only sister Joyce.

So what i want you to do now is to send me at list 5 receiver names which
i can send some quick cash to you via western union and money gram ,
$5,000 usd to each of the 5 names bit by bit, i may be sending between
$50,000 to $100,000 us dollars to enable you fly down to Ghana here, to
have all this our funds transfer to your foreign account in your country
and then take me and my sister along with you when going back after the
whole funds transfer is made to your foreign account.

Please advice me on way forwards if you are not OK with this plan because
you are now our new parent so we need your advice as well.

We will forever love and trust you for the rest of our life but never you
let us down, nor disappoint us once you have all the funds in your foreign
account in your country .

Contact me on my Email:desmondkabella400@gmail.com

Thanks for been there for us.

Your beloved kids
Desmond and Joyce KAbella

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