419 scam: "Keren Kaye"<chanelleabbott@hotmail.com> I want you to work with me in the area of helping the poor through my wealth. I

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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 british pounds" (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: "Keren Kaye" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <christian4rbcg@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2023 03:51:38 +0100
Subject: I want you to work with me in the area of helping the poor through my wealth. I will entrust your hand.

For I have come down from heaven not to do my will but to do the will of him who sent me. And this is the will of him who sent me, that I shall lose none of all those he has given me, but raise them up at the last day.

I am an Evangelist and a servant of God. May the peace of God dwell with you both now and forever more. I am here to direct you to what God wants to use you to do. I am in the hospital, because of cancer disease, through my prayer the Lord reviews you to me, I want you to work with me in the area of helping the poor through my wealth. I will entrust your hand.

The lord instructed me to donate the sum of Five Million British pounds sterling to you, I will tell you more when I hear from you.

God Bless you.

Evangelist Keren Kaye.

Anti-fraud resources:

What can you do when you receive 419 spam