419 scam: "Mr.Brad Keyman"<info@info.com> From Mr. Brad Keyman

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
- "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- keyman.brad@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Brad Keyman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <keymanbrad9@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 05:29:29 -0700
Subject: From Mr. Brad Keyman

Hello Please!

Dear Friend,

I am Brad Keyman, Manager in charge of Sovereign Wealth Funds in Citibank Switzerland; I propose to arrange a grant of US$10.5 million to you for business investment. I do appreciate for your timely response to my email and the request for the detailed analysis. This transaction is 100% risk free, it has nothing to do with money laundering and it does not attract any security risk.

This grant attracts absolutely no interest, and will stay on Citibank Switzerland Books for 36 months, after which it will be written off! This is possible because Sovereign Wealth Funds in my charge usually remain dormant (inactive) for years because some leaders of Switzerland who made the initial deposits intended to steal the funds after leaving office. But, they are either kicked out or killed in Office, and the Sovereign Wealth Funds accounts then go into dormant mode.

I can therefore arrange to give you at least US$10.5 million grant WITHOUT conditions, except that you must set aside 40% of US$10.5 million for me, as soon as you receive the grant of US$10.5 million.

If you are interested, then respond ONLY via my private email. Please clearly indicate the following.

Your full names/Company:

Your Mobile phone number:

Your complete address:

Country:

Occupation:

Age:

Sex:

A Scan Copy of your Identity:..

My best regards,

Mr. Brad Keyman

E-mail: keyman.brad@hotmail.com

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