419 scam: Kenneth Lucas <wanzai@lpktn.gov.my> I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK

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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:
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- kennethlalucas2011@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kenneth Lucas <wanzai@lpktn.gov.my>
Reply-To: Kenneth Lucas <kennethlalucas2011@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Feb 2011 21:50:31 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE FEEDBACK

I got your contact an online business directory while I was sourcing for a reliable partner, Based on what going on true global internet nowadays, is very difficult for someone to believe each other, i want to assure you that my proposal is genie and it have nothing to do with anything concerning illegal.

My name is Kenneth Lucas from Haiti but currently in UK 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 death . 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

Now am making arrangement on how 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 RECEIVE THE FUND. The total amount is (9.500.00.) Nine million five hundred thousand united state dollars) The deposit is presently at Finance Security Company,

Confirm your interest so that I will disclose the details of the transaction to you, from there we carry on. I am willing to offer you 35% as my fund receiver.

I need your immediate feedback to kennethlalucas2011@hotmail.com

Best regards
Kenneth Lucas

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