419 scam: "DR HENRY KENCY"<henrykency@yahoo.com> PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUND

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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:
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "henrykency@gmx.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: "DR HENRY KENCY" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <henrykency@gmx.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:38:51 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION OF YOUR FUND

YOUR PAYMENT !!

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY'S.
AFTER DELIBERATION BETWEEN THE WORLD BANK AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN) THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT DR GOODLUCK JONATHAN OF NIGERIA HAVE RESOLVED THAT ALL OUTSTANDING PAYMENTS/INHERITANCE FUND OR CONTRACT FUNDS SHOULD BE RELEASED TO ALL THEIR BENEFICIARIES AND INHERITORS.

MEANWHILE, A WOMAN APPLIED TO OUR OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE TO CLAIM YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT, BELOW IS THE INFORMATION SHE PRESENTED FOR THE CLAIMS :

MRS. JANET WOOD
BANK NAME : CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS : ARIZONA, USA
ACCOUNT NO : 6503809428

HOWEVER, DO RE-CONFIRM TO US AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN WAS SENT BY YOU TO ENABLE US FACILITATE YOUR PAYMENT ACCORDINGLY, OTHERWISE WE WILL NOT BE FAULTED FOR A WRONG PAYMENT.
YOU ARE THEREFORE ADVISED TO STOP ALL FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH IMPOSTORS, THE PRESIDENT HAS SET UP AN OFFICE TO RELEASE YOUR OUTSTANDING PAYMENT THROUGH THEIR ONLINE BANKING OR BY ATM CREDIT CARD.

WE THEREFORE ADVISE YOU TO CONTACT FOR YOUR PAYMENT VIA THIS EMAIL ADDRESS: E-MAIL: henrykency@gmx.com FINALLY, WE WISH TO INFORM YOU THAT WE HAVE INSTRUCTED THE BANK TO RELEASE YOUR PAYMENT.

THIS IS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.
SIGNED FROM:
DR HENRY KENCY

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