419 scam: "Kennedy K. Mbekeani" <nancywills310@gmail.com> Urgent Notification !!!

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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:
- "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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.
- alp12225@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kennedy K. Mbekeani" <nancywills310@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ogkm6@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 15 Jun 2022 15:41:04 +0100
Subject: Urgent Notification !!!

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PAYMENT ORDER NOTIFICATION

The newly launched organization, Which the world bank has gratified
the international debt Management to release all outstanding
contractors/workers that are due For payment with us. Your abandoned
transaction Of $7.5 million usd
with the African Development Bank Group, is ready for you to claim.

The payment of $7.5 million usd has been approved to be paid through
1: ATM CARD. 2: BANK TO BANK TRANSFER, Which will be delivered to your
doorstep, you also have two options to receive this fund. This payment
is as a result of a compensation fund which is due to you. In view of
this development, you are required to reconfirm your name, Address,
phone number, occupation and attached copy of your identification to
us now to enable us to release your fund to you as the real bona-fide
beneficiary to this fund, to avoid misrepresentation of claims. Please
provide the above information accurately, because this Office will not
be held liable for wrong delivery of Funds.

Thanks,

We look forward to serving you with the best of our service.

Please kindly email us back via reply. alp12225@yahoo.com

Yours truly,

Kennedy K. Mbekeani,
Deputy Director General (ADB)

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