419 scam: "Evangelist Keren Kaye" <Keren@wwfindia.net> Good Morning to you.

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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:
- ",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)
- "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)
- "here in united kingdom" (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: "Evangelist Keren Kaye" <Keren@wwfindia.net>
Reply-To: christian4rbcg@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 26 Mar 2023 11:20:02 +0100
Subject: Good Morning to you.

Greeting to You in the Name Of God. I am Mrs. Keren Kaye , A widow to =
the Late Mr. Ken Kaye, I am 65 yrs old, I am a new Christian convert workin=
g as a missionary in Malaysia before I Was urgently transfer to my home cou=
ntry here in United Kingdom, am suffering From long time cancer of the brea=
st, from all indication my condition is really Deteriorating and it's quite=
obvious that I won't live more than two Months, According to my doctors. T=
his is because the cancer stage has gotten to a very bad stage.My late husb=
and was killed during the U.S raid against terrorism in Afghanistan,and dur=
ing the period of our marriage we had a 23 yrs old son whoDied in an auto c=
rash three years ago. My late husband was very wealthy and after his death =
I inherited all his business and wealth.The doctor has advised me that I ma=
y not live for more than two months, so I now decided to divide the part of=
this wealth, to contribute to the development of the church in Africa, Ame=
rica, Asia and also in Europe.I prayed over it, and I am willing to donate =
the sum of Five Million Great Britain pounds(GBPS=A35,000,000.00) to the le=
ss privileged and orphanage Home. God Has directed me to you and I want=
you to use this funds to work for God, Please I want you to note that thi=
s fund is lying in a Bank in West Africa And upon my instruction,my Bank wi=
ll proceed with there transfer Procedures once they get some vitals informa=
tion from you as my next Beneficiary. =

Lastly, I honestly pray that this money when transferred will be used for =
the said purpose, because I have come to find out that wealth acquisition w=
ithout Christ is vanity. May the Grace of our Lord Jesus the love of God an=
d the Fellowship of God be with you and your family. I await your urgent re=
ply. Please kindly get back to me if you are willing to help for further de=
tails. Yours in Christ, Evangelist Keren Kaye. =20

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