419 scam: "Kenneth Lucas" <kennethlucas05@att.net> PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT

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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:
- "hundred thousand united state dollars" (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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
- "kennethlucas2010@live.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Kenneth Lucas" <kennethlucas05@att.net>
Reply-To: kennethlucas2010@live.com
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2011 22:52:04 +0800
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT

Happy New Year and special greeting to you,

I got your contact an online business directory while I was sourcing for a reliable partner. My name is Kenneth Lucas from Haiti but currently in London now with help of UNITED NATION. I am contacting you as regards to the misfortune which I encountered earlier last year as a result of the 7.0 magnitude Earthquake, which struck my Country Haiti On Tuesday Jan. 12, 2010 (16:53) and killed an estimated 300,000 people, according to the reporters reviewed by our Haiti's president. My late Father Eng.Robert Lucas (RIP) and my family is among the dead am the only one left in my family. For detailed info, you can view the link below. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/centralamericaandthecaribbean/haiti/7003057/Haiti-earthquake-death-toll-may-hit-200000.html

I came to a conclusion this year to Transfer our family deposit to your Country and use it to invest either real estate acquisition or any other area of investment which i may find lucrative in your Country, MY PROPOSAL TO YOU IS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVING THE FUND. The total amount is (9.500.00. Nine million five hundred thousand united state dollars) The deposit is presently in a Finance Security Company somewhere, As soon as you confirm your interest to assist, then I will disclose the details of the transaction to you so that we will carry on from there. I am willing to offer you 35% for your assistant to received the fund.

I need your immediate feedback.

Best regards
Kenneth Lucas
kennethlucas2010@live.com

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