419 scam: prince kene 4m india <shelperrol.devpcom.09.co.uk@gmail.com> MY BROTHER HOW ARE U DOING

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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:
- "dear brother " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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. )
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.

Fraud email example:

From: prince kene 4m india <shelperrol.devpcom.09.co.uk@gmail.com>
Reply-To: princeekenechukwu@gmail.com
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2014 16:53:49 +0530
Subject: MY BROTHER HOW ARE U DOING

My dear brother my name is( Prince Kene )Am from Imo state Nigeria
but i live in India, I got your mail through a 4mat you sent to my box
so i decided to write you and inform you that am a guyman here in
india incase
you have any Indian Job let me do it for you so that we can shear
money together, Please i will like to hear from you to enable us know
each other for good and make things easy, Am always online here is my
yahoo messenger id ( ekeneigwess ) I wish you good luck in your jobs,
Note: Broda if you need India Local Aza i have good once i will give
to you, Aza mode of shearing is 60/40 You have 60 me and my agent get
40%, You know that their western union don't send money out that is
why am saying any time you want to collect money from your maga sharp
sharp you can reach me so that i will forward Aza to you, Also i
attend to maga on diplomatic levels and the percentage is 60/40 You
have 40% while me and my office has 60%, Also i have very good China
contact,Hongkong contact,Sri Lanka/ Bangladesh

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