419 scam: Kenny Adams <kennyadams1157@gmail.com> HELLO

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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.

Fraud email example:

From: Kenny Adams <kennyadams1157@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kenny.adams51@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 2015 01:12:16 +0000
Subject: HELLO

HELLO,

LET ME FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS INTRUSION INTO YOUR LIFE EVEN IF ITS VERY
IMPORTANT TO ME.

I'M MR. KENNY ADAMS A FRANCE CITIZEN, EX-DIRECTOR OF AN NGO
(NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION), AND A GRADUATE OF HCS (HIGH STUDY
COMMERCE).

I WAS CANCER FOR ABOUT 22 MONTHS, MEANING 0-ESOPHAGEAL CANCER HAS BEEN
DETECTED AND UNFORTUNATELY MY DOCTOR INFORMED ME THAT I'M IN PHASE IV,
THAT IS TO SAY THAT I WILL NOT SURVIVE IT.

DURING THE PROGRESSION OF MY DISEASE, I SOLD MY RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY AUCTIONS.

THE REASON FOR MY MESSAGE IS THAT I JUST LOST MY ONLY SON, MY SOLE HEIR IN
A PLANE CRASH A FEW YEARS BACK, I MADE ARRANGEMENT FOR MY MONEY (FROM THE
SALE OF MY RENOVATION CONSTRUCTION COMPANY), EXACTLY THE SUM OF FOURTEEN
MILLION THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FOUR THOUSAND DOLLARS ($USD14.334M).

THE REASON WHY I CONTACT YOU IS BECAUSE I AM AGAINST THE FACT THAT MY
FUNDS REMAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE FOREIGN CORRUPT GOVERNMENT, I PREFER IT
TO BE USED TO ACTS BENEFICIAL TO THE EVOLUTION OF THE WORLD OR PERFORM OF
HUMANITARIAN ACTS, TO HELP THE NEEDY PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM HUNGER AND
EXTREME POVERTY IN SOUTH AMERICA AND AFRICA WHO CROSS AN ENORMOUS
HUMANITARIAN CRISIS, I BELIEVE STRONGLY THAT BY THIS ACT MY SON AND I ARE
BEING WELCOMED INTO THE HEAVENLY KINGDOM.

I AM WELL AWARE OF WHAT I PROPOSE AND I ASK FOR NOTHING.

BEING ASSURED OF BEING IN FRONT OF A RESPONSIBLE PERSON AND LIVER RIGHT,
PLEASE CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENABLE ME DIRECT YOU ON WHAT TO
DO TO RECEIVE MY FORTUNE FOR HUMANITARIAN PURPOSE.

CORDIALLY,

MR. KENNY ADAMS

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