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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)
• 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.
  • kamokaih_ahmed@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR KAMOKAIH AHMED" <kamokaih_4u@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2006 12:41:23 +0000
Subject: I COUNT ON YOU MY FRIEND.

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 banks 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 $9.5million 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 Bank Slip issued to him by LOCAL BANK 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
PLEASE,REPLY TO:
KAMOKAIH_AHMED@HOTMAIL.COM

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