419 scam: "Tony Ken" <tonykenmr@gmail.com> Read And Reply Now, IT IS URGENT

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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:
- "to your nominated bank account" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
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.
- +2348098563544 (Nigeria, 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.
- tony_kenmr@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tony Ken" <tonykenmr@gmail.com>
Reply-To: tonykennmr@yahoo.com.au
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2014 10:51:55 -0000
Subject: Read And Reply Now, IT IS URGENT

Attn: Sir,

We hereby bring to your notice that your outstanding payment with the
Federal Government of Nigeria has reached this office for verification and
clarifications before the release. Anyway, without wasting much time, I
have personally investigated this payment down to the Ministry were this
contract was executed and from my findings it is clear that you did not
execute this contract in question, from all available information, it
looks like some officials in the Ministry were trying to use you to claim
this particular value which they over invoiced for their own selfish
interest. I know it might interest you to know how I managed to find out
this truth, yes. I investigated this payment up to the ministry were this
contract was executed and after some checks I was surprise to see that the
most vital/important documents regarding to this contract bears a
different name.

Based on this I decide to contact the supervisor that signed the
attestation report, on getting to the contract award and supervisory
commission I collected the contract attestation report and found out that
this document steel bears the name: B& B PETROLUIM ENG.PTY as the company
that executed this contract. I keep this to my self and came down to my
base. As a matter of fact I have been thinking whether to report my
findings to the appropriate body for cancellation of this payment, but I
have this second thought of contacting you since I am not a saint and in a
position to approve this payment for the president to give go ahead order
to the release, I feel this might be a Gods given opportunity.

So it is based on this I am writing you, if you will accept with my
understated conditions I can normalize all the relevant papers of this
payment and the funds will be release within 14 working days. Contract
attestation report is not in your name, the fund owner ship certificate is
also not in your name. Actually your partners as I should say did a very
great work in manipulating almost all the documents to your favor.

Now, I want you to know that, with my position, I can amend this problems
and this fund US$ 14,000,000.00 ( US$ 14M ) will be paid to your
nominated bank account which both of us will share on a 50/50 % if only
you will accept with my conditions. So, if you see it wise to get this
perfected with me feel free to.contract me via e-mail
tony_kenmr@hotmail.com or call me on phone : + 2348098563544

I shall let you know my conditions as soon as I here from you.

Thanks,
Mr. Tony Ken

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