419 scam: "Mr.John Kenneth" <merzainfobakri1@gmail.com> URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL MASSAGE...

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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)
- ",000,000" (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)
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.
- johnkennett12@consultant.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.John Kenneth" <merzainfobakri1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnkennett12@consultant.com
Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2017 02:32:35 +0100
Subject: URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL MASSAGE...

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Hello Dear,

I know that This letter might surprise you because, we have not met
neither in person nor by correspondence. But I believe it is one day
that you get know somebody either in physical or through
correspondence, I found it interesting, and decided to contact you for
a business transaction.

Be so kind to contact me at your earliest-convenient for a possible
business deal involving money transfer of about Â£52,000,000 (Fifty-Two
Million British Pounds). Firstly, I am Mr.John Kenneth,the Group
Finance Director of RBC Royal Bank of Canada.With your sincere
assistant and co-operation, I have secretly discussed this matter
with the bank manager here and we have agreed to find a reliable
foreign partner to deal with us although due to his position he did
not want to take active part but as soon as you follow my instructions
everything will be successful because we will be working hand in hand
with him.

We thus propose to do business with you, standing in as the next of
kin of these funds from the deceased and after due legal processes
have been followed the fund will be released to your account without
delay and we will use it for investment and to assist the less
privileged in the society because if we left the fund with the
government it will be fortified for nothing and will be used to
suppress the poor masses in the society.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism
or any other illegal act. On receipt of your response I will furnish
you with detailed clarification as it relates to this mutual benefit
transaction. I look forward to hearing from you as soon as possible if
you are interested.
Anticipating for your positive response for more details.Contact me
with my private email.
johnkennett12@consultant.com
Yours truly,
Mr.John Kenneth
Executive Director
Email: johnkennett12@consultant.com
Whatsapp Telephone +1 902 200 3051

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