419 scam: "Mr.Chris Kenny"<john@melvin.be> Investment Partnership

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +22967252234 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- o.office@inbox.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Chris Kenny" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <mrchriskenny@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 23:24:48 -0800
Subject: Investment Partnership

Hello,

We are writing you regarding the Delivery of an ATM Card of your compensations funds which ought to commence immediately haven received your details needed for the postal of TAM CARD WORTH OF $400.000.00.

Haven done all the proper verification exercise from all our department, we found you worthy of the cash compensations in the UBA BANK /UNITED NATIONS 2013 COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS program organized by

UNITED NATIONS/BENIN REPUBLIC AND NIGERIA GOVERNMENT aimed at redeeming the country's image and also to try to put an end to the incessant scams reports by foreigners especially from US. However,

after this compensations SENT TO YOU FOR YOUR WITHDRAWAL, the country will decline any other report from you should you fall into the hands of this perpetrators again. Meanwhile, as for now everything seem to be working in your favor, all that we require from you now, is your

maximum cooperation for smooth Delivery of your money through our paying ATM Method to you.

IN THIS REGARDS YOU WILL HAVE TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO OUR DELIVERY MANAGER.

1,YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS

2, YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER. SEND IT TO

MR; ABHER BEDIR

o.office@inbox.ru

TELL; +229 67252234

THANKS AND BEST REGARDS

Afril Odia

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