419 scam: "JAMES KEMP -UK"<jameskamp@e-mile.co.uk> Pls.reply asap 2

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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.
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.
- +447045766297 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES KEMP -UK" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <jameskamp@scotlandmail.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2015 14:49:58 -0700
Subject: Pls.reply asap 2

Dear Sir,

Please consider to help me relocate Seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($7.500.000). This fund was deposited in a bank here by Late Rafik Bahaa Edine Hariri (November 1, 1944 - February 14, 2005),married to Nazek Audi Hariri, was a Lebanese self-made billionaire and business tycoon, and was five times Prime Minister of Lebanon(1992-1998 and 2000-2004)before his last resignation from office on October 20,2004.The late Rafik Hariri died on February 14, 2005 when explosives equivalent to around 300 kg of C4 were detonated as his motorcade drove past the Saint George Hotel in the Lebanes capital,for more information please log on to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafik_Hariri]

However he did not declare a next of kin in the bank official papers and real home contacts.several routine notifications were sent to his forwarded address but without responses.

This money has been floating and if we do not lay claim urgently it will be confiscated by the government as unclaimed fund.upon your assistance you will be compensated with 40% for your assistance to receive this fund. if you would like to team up with me discreetly to secure these funds for ourselves, please have your full information sent to me which include,full name, address,age, occupation and contact number(s).

Regards,
Mr.James Kamp
Tel:+447045766297

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