419 scam: "Prof. Ken Norman"<prof.kenn2000@gmail.com> Get hold of my Account Officer

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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.
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +2348022004069 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- b.mutommy001@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Ken Norman" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <prof.kennorman@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:40:38 +0100
Subject: Get hold of my Account Officer

From: Prof. Ken Norman,

This is to thank you for your past effort. I understand you thought I wasn't for real but I thank God for his mercy and favor upon my life today. However, I have succeeded in getting those funds wired; the money has been transferred into the account provided by a newly founded friend of mine in India.

To compensate you for your past assistance and commitments, I have instructed my account Manager in ACCESS BANK PLC to prepare an ATM/Master Card in your favor and load the sum of $1,550,000.00 USD in the Card from the $1,550,000Million Draft i gave to him on my departure to INDIA so that you can make withdrawals and also purchase with the Card online. Note: the card is a Platinum Gold card, you can purchase online goods more than $50,000 USD per day.

You can only withdraw money with the card in an ATM Machine only; you can also make transfer to your personal Account or Credit Card via means of ATM Machine, the above are the feature of the ATM card, Please Contact my Account Officer with your mailing address and contact telephone number so that he can make arrangement on how to issue the ATM card for you. You can contact him via phone or email on the below contact information:

Contact Person: Mr. Bruce Mutommy

Email: b.mutommy001@yahoo.com

Tel: +234-802-200-4069

Please Let me know as soon as you receive the Card so that we can share our joy together. Thank you and God bless you and your family.

Yours Truly,

Prof. Ken Norman

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