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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • kamokaihahmed@yahoo.com
  • kamokaih_ahmed@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR KAMOKAIH AHMED <kamokaihahmed@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kamokaih_ahmed@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 18:28:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I COUNT ON YOU .


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kamokaihahmed@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

An international business man who claimed to know you well gave your

contact to me.Although I did not disclose to him my reason for

enquiring for security reason. I am a Democratic Republic of Congo refugee here

in Accra Ghana,and my executed father was the former Congo director of mines and energy.

And he was executed by the rebel forces in allegation of high embezzlement in that

department.

I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this

proposal. My father revealed to me secretly that he deposited some

certain amount of money in one of the local SECURITY COMPANY in Ghana where i'm presently.

He revealed to me that the money was placed under a fixed deposit

account I am contacting you, for you to assist me transfer this money in

your private bank account, the said amount is $7,2million usd United

States dollars.All I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank

particulars:

1. Account name

2. Account number

3. Bank address, telephone and fax number I am compensating you with

15% of the total money amount, now I really wants to invest this

money in your country.Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real

and never a joke. My father gave me the original copies of the

certificate of deposit and SECURITY COMPANY Slip issued to him by LOCAL SECURITY COMPANY on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.

Please get back to me immediately after you must have gone through my

message fill free and make it urgent.That is the reason why I offered

you 15% of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might

incur during this transaction.

N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment

opportunities which is risky free, which i can invest this money when it

is your account, personally I am interested in estate

management and hotel business, please advise me.

Get back to me immediately you receive this message for more

explanation. And promise me you will be faithful and trustworlthy considering my

situation and not to betray me. I wait for your urgent reply.You can call me with this number

+233208871789.

Best regards

MR KAMOKAIH AHMED.


KAMOKAIH_AHMED@HOTMAIL.COM

- MR KAMOKAIH AHMED

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