419 scam: "Evang Kim Daren"<kim@outreach.ministry.worldwide.org> Dear Beloved

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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:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- ",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)
- "00,000.00" (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 "dying widow" scam.
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.
- kimdaren00@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Evang Kim Daren" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kimdaren00@live.com>
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 2009 03:26:52 +0100
Subject: Dear Beloved

Dear Beloved,

How are you today and your family? I hope life treats you kind. I am Evang. Kim Daren, a widow of (Late Richard Daren). I'm 60 years old, suffering from long time cancer of the pelvis, I'm writing from my sick bed. From all indications, my condition is really deteriorating and it's pretty obvious I can not live for long, because the cancer has reached a very critical stage.

My late husband was an oil contractor in the Middle East for so many years, he was killed during the Gulf war. During the period of our marriage, we had a son who also died in a cold blood during the Gulf war. Before the death of my husband, he deposited the sum of (One million, two hundred thousand) U.S Dollars (US$1.2,000,000.00) in a bank in the UK, which I inherited.

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Due to my sitiuation, I intend to distribute this funds to charity organisations. I seek for your trust, honesty and transparency to help me claim and receive these funds and use them for charity. Can you?

You can contact me through my personal email: (kimdaren00@yahoo.com)

God bless you.
Evang Kim Daren
You can contact me through my personal email: (kimdaren00@yahoo.com)

God bless you.
Evang Kim Daren

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