419 scam: "C. Ken"<easyd60@gmail.com> Re: ...With Regards ;

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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "C. Ken" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <kenyc60@yahoo.com.sg>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:09:43 -0600
Subject: Re: ...With Regards ;

Hello Sir,

With due respect to you, I am Kenneth Charles; I had a client Mr. William Drakes who died in October 2005 alongside his immediate family and had no WILL.

The Finance House where he had an account valued at US$7.8M has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next 14 official working days.

I will appreciate it, if you could help stand as the next of kin and have this money claimed for our common good.

Please, if you are interested do get back to me immediately with your pertinent details. Else, disregard this message and accept my sincere apology for any inconveniences caused.

With regards,
Kenneth Charles

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