419 scam: "Ross Kelly"<info@mail.com> information

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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:
- "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. )
- "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "transfer of your funds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ross Kelly" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <bgere011@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Sep 2017 14:51:40 -0400
Subject: information

Hello,

In accordance to my religious persuasion, I felt expedient to write
and inform you on the wicked conspiracy hatched by the duo of (Mr.
Alex, and Mr. Hassan ) of Ministry Of Finance to divert your funds to
their designated account in Cayman Island.

From my position as a lowly clerk in this office, I discovered that
they moved the fund from United States to China, and then moved it
last week to Banco Italiano in ITALY. Today I found out through the
Central computer database that they are about to reroute your fund to
a security company in United Arab Emirates where they will be able to
maneuver the strict IMF money laundering regulatory orders. With this,
I felt that it is important for me to alert you on this development.
They are still using your name and contract/inheritance identification
number as the beneficiary but they have changed the account
co-ordinate and this is the reason they are frustrating you by
delaying the transfer of your funds to you so in order to buy time
pending on when they will transfer your funds to their designated
account.

I have the reference number of the transaction and also I have the
number of the official who is directly in charge at the SECURITY
COMPANY. Your payment is supposed to go through the Euro-Asia Credit
Control Financial Clearing Department before final Lodge into the
security company. All the data/information about your funds file are
within my reach. I do not need gratification from you either in cash
or kind. I can never be a part of evil because the bible said YE SHALL
KNOW THE TRUTH AND THE TRUTH SHALL SET YOU FREE.

Please respect my discretion in this matter! I will send you the
reference number, the name and contact information of the officials of
the security company were your money is in UAE when I receive your
response. I repeat, please do not expose my person, it is not easy to
get employment around here and I cannot contend with these powerful
individuals because they can eliminate me.

Copy all response to me as I access this e-mail more often.

God bless you

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