419 scam: Facebook <fbmessage+kjdmh77mw5id@facebookmail.com> Nelson Cahen sent you a message on Facebook...

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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:
- "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- +22997142704 (Benin, probably a 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.
- rockvic3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Facebook <fbmessage+kjdmh77mw5id@facebookmail.com>
Reply-To: noreply <noreply@facebookmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2011 15:54:41 -0800
Subject: Nelson Cahen sent you a message on Facebook...

Nelson sent you a message.

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Subject: To: Vicki Logemann

Attn: Logemann,

I am Barr.Nelson Cahen, a Solicitor and the Personal Attorney to Late Eng. Albert Logemann,who died along with his family in the Car-crash in Benin Republic. He had an account valued Ten Million Eight hundred thousand dollars.

I seek the consent to present you to the bank as the rightful next of kin to my late client,since you have the same last name with him so as to make claim of the fund, for more details respond to my private Email below.This is very important and will benefit you and i.
Kindly provide to me your:
1 Your Full Names:
2 Phone Number:
3 Email:

Barr.Nelson Cahen
Tel: +229 97142704
Email: cahennelson@yahoo.in
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To reply to this message, follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/n/?inbox%2Freadmessage.php&t=1496539228381&mid=3c903efG5af337189dd7G72784dG0&bcode=pqz0n&n_m=rockvic3%40yahoo.com

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