419 scam: "Kelvin Newman" <admin@creativeonline.co.th> Kindly schedule a meeting for discussion

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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)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.

Fraud email example:

From: "Kelvin Newman" <admin@creativeonline.co.th>
Reply-To: will.new@aol.com
Date: Sun, 31 Jan 2016 14:28:23 -0500
Subject: Kindly schedule a meeting for discussion

Dear Friend, I am Kelvin Newman. Branch Manager Halifax Bank UK. I have sen=
t a hard copy letter that returned undelivered via regular mailing, I made =
my contact again to you base on your last name shared with our deceased cus=
tomer who was a member of Lion Club International and a Golf club member he=
re, He made a Bonded Fixed Deposit of Fourteen Million, Six Hundred and Fif=
ty Thousand United State dollar with our bank in a private account on legal=
Mandate BOND since he wanted to use it as collateral from the bank to enab=
le access a Loan for investment here in London. The bank officially demande=
d for his next of kin after several notifications has been sent to his resi=
dent. I seek your consent to present you to act as the next of kin so that =
we can have this funds paid to your account. Upon your acceptance I will ge=
t all the legal backing documents in your favor as I will use my position a=
nd office to effect the payment via bank to bank wire transfer. It is legal=
as I assure you that this transaction will NOT for any reason break local =
or international law of both countries. I have secured my end before making=
this Business contact, we share at 80% for me while 20% for you or we co-i=
nvest the fund in your country under your management, We shall have face to=
meeting before we can start. Details shall be forwarded to you. Kindly sch=
edule a meeting for discussion in your country. Best Regards Mr. Kelvin New=
man 2,Parklands,Skelmersdale Lancashire WN8 6UD United Kingdom=20

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