419 scam: "Mr. Doran Kevin" <kevin.doran@lifotronics.com> Kevin Doran

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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.
- +447053660949 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Doran Kevin" <kevin.doran@lifotronics.com>
Reply-To: dorankevinn@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2016 01:36:23 +0000
Subject: Kevin Doran

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Ä°yi gÃ¼nler,

Bu acil Ã¶nerisi Ã¼zerine benimle ortak kabul etmeyin. Ben bir dizinin
Ã¶zel bir arama Ã¼zerinden temas var ve size gÃ¼venilir ve ben bu iÅŸlemi
gerÃ§ekleÅŸtirmek yardÄ±mcÄ± yeteneÄŸine sahip olacak derin bir duygu vardÄ±.

Burada BirleÅŸik KrallÄ±k'ta bir BankasÄ±'ndan Kevin Doran, BaÅŸ mali
gÃ¶revlisi, duyuyorum. Bu e-postayÄ± nedeni bize $ 12.5m bir sahipsiz
toplamÄ± (Oniki Milyon BeÅŸyÃ¼z Bin ABD DolarÄ± Only) sahip olmanÄ±n bÃ¼yÃ¼k
fÄ±rsat verecek bir ticari iÅŸlem iÃ§in ortaklÄ±k aramaktÄ±r, bir yatÄ±rÄ±m
mevduat olduÄŸunu aittir rahmetli yabancÄ± MÃ¼ÅŸteriye.

YÃ¶netim Kurulu Ã§Ã¶zmÃ¼ÅŸtÃ¼r bizim banka aslÄ±nda da bu fonu iddia geldi ve
yakÄ±nlarÄ±nÄ±n herhangi gÃ¶rmediÄŸi beri temas nedeni fonuna bir yararlanÄ±cÄ±
olarak bir yabancÄ± sunmak ihtiyacÄ±nÄ±n bir sonucu olarak geldi Bu fon
hiÃ§bir yararlanÄ±cÄ± Ã§Ä±kageldi durumunda Ä°ngiliz HÃ¼kÃ¼meti tarafÄ±ndan el
izin vermek. Bu bankanÄ±n bir memuru olarak, doÄŸrudan bu para baÄŸlÄ±
olamaz, bu yÃ¼zden sizinle iletiÅŸime benim temel amacÄ± beni bir
yararlanÄ±cÄ± olarak banka hesabÄ±nÄ±za bu parayÄ± almak yardÄ±mcÄ± ve komisyon
olarak toplam fonlarÄ±n% 40 elde etmektir.

Bu $ 12.5M baÅŸarÄ±lÄ± aday hesabÄ±nÄ±za transfer edilecektir bÃ¶ylece yasal
iddia yedeklemek iÃ§in yer makamlardan gerekli tÃ¼m bilgi ve belgeleri
saÄŸlayacaktÄ±r.

Bu Ã¶neri ilgi karÅŸÄ±lar, o zaman aÅŸaÄŸÄ±daki bilgilerle bana geri almak:
TAM Ä°SÄ°MLER,
TELEFON / FAKS,
MOBÄ°L NUMARALARI,
ADRES,
YAÅž / SEX
ve MESLEÄžÄ°.
Sana nasip olan gÃ¼ven gereksiz bir avantaj yapmazsanÄ±z ben bunu Ã§ok
takdir edecektir. Ben baÅŸarÄ±yla elde edebilirsiniz sizi temin ederim.

SaygÄ±larÄ±mla,
Kevin Doran
Faks: +44 (705) 366 0949

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