419 scam: joel kevin <joelkevin77@gmail.com> US$40.000.000.00 NEXT OF KIN CLAIM FOR INVESTMENT

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million united states 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)
- "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
This email message is a next of kin scam.
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.
- joelkevin77@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joel kevin <joelkevin77@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 19:18:49 +0200
Subject: US$40.000.000.00 NEXT OF KIN CLAIM FOR INVESTMENT

US$40.000.000.00 NEXT OF KIN CLAIM FOR INVESTMENT
From, Joel Kevin ( private line + 27631998715 )
Manager Sandton Investment Bank Sa
Johannesburg, South Africa

Attention, sir/madam
I am joel kevin manager at one of the leading investment bank
in south Africa, I am a 47 yearâ€™s old blessed with three Lovely kids, I have
packaged a financial transaction that will benefit both Of us greatly.

As a manager in my branch, it is also my duty to send in a financial
report to our headquarters at the end of each year. But in the course of
last
year ending 2014 fiscal report, I discovered a dormant account contained
(Forty million United States dollars) US$40MILLION which my head office are
not
aware of and will never be aware of, This fund I have placed in what we call
"escrow accountâ€œ with no beneficiary. As a manager in my branch I cannot be
directly connected to this money, so my aim of contacting you was for you to
stand as the next of kin to the diseased, together we can move the fund to
your
country for investment PURPOSE under your care and 30% of the total sum goes
to you as a commission for standing as next of kin to the deceased, there is
practically no risk involved, it would be bank-to-bank transfer after you
have
presented yourself and signed all the necessary documents, I also
discovered that
this money belongs to one Mr. Gerety J, Pierce from the UNITED STATES of
America
Who died in a plane crash on his WAY to Switzerland, may his gentle soul
rest in peace,

Open bellow site for confirmation crash,
http://edition.cnn.com/WORLD/9809/swissair.victims.list/index.html

Thanking you in advance.

Mr joel Kevin (joelkevin77@gmail.com)
Sandton Investment Bank Sa.,

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