419 scam: Namam Kheraj <namamkheraj@gmail.com> THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION?

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "million british pounds" (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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
This email message is a next of kin scam.
This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
- +447031938778 (UK, redirects to a mobile phone in another country)
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.
- kheraj216@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Namam Kheraj <namamkheraj@gmail.com>
Reply-To: kheraj216@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 9 Feb 2016 23:49:52 +0100
Subject: THANK YOU FOR YOUR KIND ATTENTION?

Dear,

How are you and your family today? my name is Mr.Namam Kheraj regional
manager Barclays private Banking Ltd, before us is a great
opportunity. Described here-under for our mutual benefit and hope you
will understand the nature of the transaction and keep it a top secret
between me and you, on February 10 2011, My client; Mr.Richard Noble,
was killed in Airplane crash at Cork Airport-Manx2 Flight 7100,
Fairchild Metro liner III in the Republic of Ireland.

After going through his file in our bank,I discovered that he left the
sum of Â£20.000,000.00 GBP(Twenty Million British Pounds Sterling)
without specifying any beneficiary to his file as next of kin.The fund
in question can only be released to specified next of Kin to Late Mr.
Richard Noble.

Now this money if unclaimed will be filed as abandoned and accrue to
the bank; this is where i require assistance and seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin Bonafide Benefciary to the deceased so
that the proceeds of this account valued at Â£20.Million British Pounds
Sterling will be transfer to your account, which we will share in
these percentages ratio;60% for me and 40% to you.and I assured you
that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law both in your country
and here in London, upon consideration and acceptance of this offer,
please send the following information to me immediately.Full
Name,Contact Address,and direct Mobile telephone Number:

This information will enable me to upload your name and address to
reflect in our database network system that you are the beneficiary of
this fund,please note that we have few days to carry out this
deal.Kindly reply to my e-mail address(kheraj216@gmail.com)so I brief
you on how we can proceed to transfer this fund to your account
immediately.

Sincerely,

Mr.Namam Kheraj
Mobile Phone:+447031938778

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