419 scam: "Kennedy Sem"<diretoria@amb.org.br> Greetings

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- barr.kennedysem@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kennedy Sem" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <barr.kennedysem@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Nov 2017 13:16:51 -0800
Subject: Greetings

Greetings,

Am Kennedy Sem, lawyer and Partner at Wyse Chambers. I am contacting you about my late client who has the same surname with you as he died leaving behind the sum of ($22,000, 000, 00 USD) left in bank by my late client to be transferred in your account before it gets confiscated by the executive officials of the bank.

I request that you contact me on my private email if your email is valid contact me address (barr.kennedysem@gmail.com) for matter that needs your urgent attention which should be discussed between you and I for confidentiality.

Thanks,
K. Sem

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam