419 scam: jmusia@uonbi.ac.ke READ CAREFULLY GET BACK

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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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: jmusia@uonbi.ac.ke
Reply-To: bkj23104@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 2 Nov 2014 23:11:30 +0300
Subject: READ CAREFULLY GET BACK

Dear Friend

Good day to you,

I am Mrs. Victoria Kimberly Jackson from Iceland, married to Late Engr
Jackson Gunnarsson {PhD} who worked with MULTINATIONAL OIL COMPANY
EXXON AS A DRILLING RIG SUPPLIER in Saudi Arabia for 19 years before
he died on the 25th of August, 2012. We were married for twenty four
years without a child. He died after a brief illness that lasted for
only four days.Before is death, he deposited the sum of 16,143,728.00
US Dollars with a bank In Singapore and this fund is presently with
the bank awaiting my disbursement as beneficiary and next of kin to
the funds. Recently, my Doctor told me that I would not last for the next
eight months due to cancer problem.

This Email is to bring to your notice that you have been personally
accredited sole beneficiary to Late Engr Jackson Gunnarsson deposited
sum 16,143,728.00 US Dollars

PLEASE CONTACT FOR MORE DETAILS

Mrs. Victoria Kimberly Jackson

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