419 scam: "Miss. Kieran Mason" <kieran.mason@t-online.de> Greeting From Miss Kieran.

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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)
This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Kieran Mason" <kieran.mason@t-online.de>
Reply-To: mrs.kieranmason@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 17:24:52 +0200
Subject: Greeting From Miss Kieran.

My Dear,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I intend
to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but
I believe one has to risk confiding before you can succeed sometimes in
life. Let me start by introducing myself to you, My Name is Miss Kieran
Mason the Daughter of late Mr. Rustam Mason, My Father was a wealthy
business man, but unfortunately he was killed during his business trip
with some of his partners. I believed I can confide in you for my
brighter future since you are a human being like me. There is this huge
amount of Five Million five hundred thousand United State Dollars. ($
5.500.000.00) which my late Father deposited in the Security Company in
Kyrgyzstan, I am the only one that knows about this money, Now I have
decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough
which you may advice.

I want you to help me claim and retrieve this fund from the Security
Company in Kyrgyzstan and transfer the money into your personal account
in your country for investment purposes in these areas:
1). Telecommunication
2). The transport Industry
3). Five Star Hotel
4). Tourism
5). Real Estate

If you can be of assistance to me I will be pleased to offer you 20% of
the total fund.

I await your soonest response.

Respectfully yours,
Miss Kieran Mason.

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