419 scam: John Kennett <adim.@silver.ocn.ne.jp> VERY IMPORTANT!!{Read and Reply}

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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:
- "because it still remains the fastest medium of communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- johnkennett11@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Kennett <adim.@silver.ocn.ne.jp>
Reply-To: johnkennett11@mail.com
Date: Fri, 19 Feb 2016 03:14:18 +0900 (JST)
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT!!{Read and Reply}

Attn,

I feel quite safe dealing with you in this importantnbusiness.Though,this medium (Internet) has been
greatly abused, I choose to reach younthrough it because it still remains the fastest medium
of communication,However, confidence. At first I will like to assure you that this
transaction is 100% risk and trouble free to both parties.In order to transfer out USD168,559,000.00{ One
hundred and sixty eight million five hundred and fifty nine thousand U.S dollar Only } from
our bank here in Scotland. The fund for transfer is of clean origin.

The owner of the fund is a foreigner,a program leader who was believed to acquire the fund through his
secret Crude Oil deal with the Former IRAQI government.The deceased died with all the
members of his family in an auto-accident in June 23,1999 without a WILL. The amount involved
is USD168,559,000.00 I want to transfer this money into your account as the foreign beneficiary of the fund. I know that this
letter will come to you as a surprise as we don't know ourselves before, BUT BE SURE THAT IT IS REAL AND A GENUINE BUSINESS. I CONTACT YOU
BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL NOT LET ME DOWN ONCE THE FUND GOES INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I am in close contact with the manager of the bank here who is my partner and he is willing to approve the transfer to any reliable and
trustworthy foreigner with foreign bank account because the former operator of the a/c is a foreigner.I am certainly sure that he has no writen or oral WILL attached to the account ,no beneficiary and nobody will come again for the claim of this money. It is only a foreigner who can claim this money with legal claims to the account holder which I will provide to you if you are interested,
therefore I need your cooperation in this transaction. This money will remain useless in this dormant account if I did not transfer the fund
out to a foreign account.

I will provide the necessary information and documents needed in order to claim this money. I only need your cooperation as a foreigner to
provide will ensure a smooth transfer of the fund to the account which you are to nominate is already in place.You should provide me with your
correct account information for the transfer and your direct cell phone lines for easy communication. I wish for utmost confidentiality in
handling this transaction.

At the successful transfer of the fund to your account, you will take 30% of the total transfer sum,70% will be for me and my partner.

Let me hear from you URGENTLY by Email me for more detail.

You should contact me at my private Email:Address.at:{johnkennett11@mail.com}

Regards,

Mr.John Kennett.

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