419 scam: KENNETH KENRY <kennethkenry408@gmail.com> Tere

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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:
- "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- mr.tonyelumelu5@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: KENNETH KENRY <kennethkenry408@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mr.tonyelumelu5@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 13:38:31 +0100
Subject: Tere

*TÃ¤helepanu: fondi saaja,Saatsin selle kirja teile kuu aega tagasi, kuid ma
ei kuulnud teist, ma pole kindel, kas saate selle kÃ¤tte, ja seepÃ¤rast Ã¼tlen
ma seda uuesti. Esiteks, ma olen pr Kristalina Gueorguieva, tegevdirektor
ja Rahvusvahelise Valuutafondi esinaine.TÃµepoolest, oleme Ã¼le vaadanud kÃµik
takistused ja probleemid, mis on seotud teie lÃµpetamata tehinguga ja teie
suutmatusega tasuda teile nÃµutud Ã¼lekandetasusid. Varasemate
Ã¼lekandevÃµimaluste puhul vaadake kinnitust meie saidilt www.imf.org
<http://www.imf.org>Oleme Maailmapanga ja Rahvusvahelise Valuutafondi (IMF)
Washington, D.C. direktorite nÃµukogu koos USA rahandusministeeriumi ja mÃµne
muu asjakohaste uurimisasutustega siin Ameerika Ãœhendriikides. on andnud
meie vÃ¤lismaksete rahaÃ¼lekannete Ã¼ksusele (United Bank of Africa Lome Togo)
korralduse vÃ¤ljastada teile VISA-kaart, kuhu teie fond 1,5 miljonit
dollarit laetakse Ã¼les, et teie raha edasiseks vÃ¤lja vÃµtta.Uurimise kÃ¤igus
avastasime ehmatusega, et panga korrumpeerunud ametnikud, kes Ã¼ritavad teie
raha oma erakontolt suunata, on teie makset asjatult edasi lÃ¼kanud.Ja tÃ¤na
anname teile teada, et UBA pank on teie fondi VISA kaardile kannud ja ka
kÃ¤tte toimetamiseks valmis. NÃ¼Ã¼d vÃµtke Ã¼hendust UBA panga abiga Hr. Tony
Elumelu Email (mr.tonyelumelu5@gmail.com <mr.tonyelumelu5@gmail.com>)Saatke
talle jÃ¤rgmine teave teie akrediteeritud sularahaautomaadi VISA kaardi
kohaletoimetamiseks teie aadressile.Teie
tÃ¤isnimi=======================Teie pÃ¤ritoluriik=================Teie
kodune aadress ==================Teie telefoninumber
================== LugupidamisegaProua Kristalina*

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