419 scam: "jan@wildeboer.net"<kensholekenshole@yahoo.co.uk> Mr Kenshole G.

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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.
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.
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.
- george_kenshole@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jan@wildeboer.net" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <george_kenshole@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2015 19:09:25 -0500
Subject: Mr Kenshole G.

Good-day,

I am Mr. Kenshole George G. the Head of Accounting Department of Alpha
Bank London. In my department I discovered an abandoned sum of ?42.3
Million (Forty Two Million Three Hundred Thousand British Pounds
Sterling) In an account that belongs to one of our foreign deceased
customers, a billionaire Business Mogul Late Mr.Moises Saba Masri, a
Jew from Mexico who was a victim of a helicopter crash since 2010
year.resulting to his death and his family members.Now our bank has been waiting for any of the relatives to come forth
for the claim but nobody has done that SINCE 2010. I personally have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives, Also this transaction is
%100 free, because i have all the legal document with me to make this
transaction possible, Let me have your Full Name, Confidential
Telephone, Fax and Mobile Numbers and also your Contact Address in
response to this proposal.
Reply meon this email (george_kenshole@yahoo.co.uk)

You can see more information about:
http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3832556,00.html

Best Regard
Mr. Kenshole George G

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