419 scam: " Ken Robert"<ken.robert1234@gmail.com> Dear Friend,

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: " Ken Robert" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <robertken42@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 06:25:37 -0500
Subject: Dear Friend,

Dear Friend,

I have emailed you earlier without a response. In my first email I

mentioned about my late client whose relatives I cannot get in touch

with, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any

member of his family hence I contacted you.

Before his death, he deposited the sum of twenty one million, seven

hundred thousand U.S. dollars with the bank and now they have asked me

to provide a next of kin. My proposal is that you allow to be presented

for this role so that documentation could be processed and payment made

in your favour.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement

that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch

with me by my email and send to me your Full names, address, telephone

and fax numbers to enable us discuss further about this transaction.

Best regards,

Ken Robert

Anti-fraud resources:

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