419 scam: MR JAMES KENN <online203@tim.it> Attention Beneficiary,

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: MR JAMES KENN <online203@tim.it>
Reply-To: kenechibilly@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 2 Sep 2017 01:14:44 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Attention Beneficiary,

I'm MR JAMES KENN from Shuddhi Foundation's Foreign remittance
department. The Shuddhi Foundation is an NGO concerned with the betterment
of the world citizens. Recently, it set up a compensation scheme with
support from the World Bank Group. You have shortlisted you as a beneficiary
of this scheme. Your fund have been drafted to be released from Benin
Republic among other Beneficiaries from your region. The compensation was
meant to help alleviate the effect of the of the Asia financial crisis and
World global economic melt down, losses due to ailments, unemployment,
losses to fraud and any other financial loss.

I am therefore, mandated to inform you that your name has been approved
here in our office as a beneficiary of the recovered fund as Compensation
with the sum of $7.5 Million US D ( $7.5Million).
Note that you have less than 21 days to receive the compensation. You
are advised to contact Dr Kenechi Billy, Country director Shuddhi
Foundation? compensation scheme of the Benin Republic for more directive.

[This is the region your contact detail fall in]

(1)Your Full Name=============
(2)Mobile Phone Number========
(3)Current Home Address=======
(4)Fax Number=================
(5)Country====================
(6)City=======================
(7)Passport/Drivers license ==
(8)your Occupation============

Bureau for the contact information.
Name......Dr. kenechi Billy
E-mail....(kenechibilly@yahoo. com)
Number....+229 61008417

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