419 scam: "Mr Mwangangi Williams" <mwangangiwilliams@gmail.com> Kenya Business Proposal

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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:

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:
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- mwangangiwilliams@aol.com (AOL; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Mwangangi Williams" <mwangangiwilliams@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mwangangiwilliams@aol.com
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2014 00:40:21 +0900
Subject: Kenya Business Proposal

Sir/Madame,
my name is Mwangangi Williams from Kenya Nairobi I work with
Kenya commercial Bank every quarter we carry out checks on
clients bank accounts.Twelve years ago I realise a strange bank
account with an enormos sum of $148.000.000 USD. The amount did
not baffle me but what pulled my attention was the account
holder is a non Kenyan and had no next of kin.The name goes by
Mr Hindu O. Idi and i did a further investigation he died in
the USA embassy bomb attack Nairobi 1998,and when i dug further
i realise he was into raw comodities since then i have been
monitoring the account waiting for his business partner to
show up but uptill date nobody have shown up,Considering bank
regulations only a foreigner can stand as a next of kin, so all
I want you to do for me is to stand as a next of kin to Mr
Hindu O. Idi so we can move the money out of Kenya to your
country, after the deal we will put 10% for any expenditure you
incurred during the transaction and the remaining 90% I get 50%
and you 40%, Please don't be embarrassed by this It's a safe
deal I assure you is 100% risk free. Further information will
be provided upon the receipt of your prompt response. All I
need is your honesty and trust, Kindly reply me with your
private email (for confidential reasons) so that I can give you
more details and explain the procedures of the proposal to you.

Respond back to me on this email.
mwangangiwilliams@aol.com

Kind Regards
Mwangangi Williams

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