419 scam: "Dr. Kenneth Scott"<imffund82@gmail.com> Inheritance Fund

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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:
- "million dollars" (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)
- ",000,000" (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)
- "international 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: "Dr. Kenneth Scott" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <imf.fund82@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 05:02:51 -0700
Subject: Inheritance Fund

Dear Beneficiary ,

I have been directed to inform you that you have a pending fund in our bank database for over time now and you have never contacted us for a claim ever since then. This said fund was transferred from a correspondent bank and it was directed to be wired to your bank account but we decided to be silent to hear from you and ever since then you haven't emailed us or called us.

Stop all communications you are having with those internet fraudsters today and lets assist you so that you can receive your funds immediately.

I want you to get back to me today so that i can tell how to proceed immediately so that you can receive your long waiting funds of Seventy Eight Million Dollars ( $78,000,000 000). Thanks.

Regards,

Dr. Kenneth Scott.

( Director Of International Remittance Department ).

Yorkshire Bank,

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam