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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:
  • "demurrages " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god-fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • diplomatkellynana@yahoo.com
  • musakabiru2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: musa kabiru <musakabiru5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <musakabiru2@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 5 Aug 2007 16:20:57 +0000
Subject: Compliments of the season!



BUDUBURAHAM REFUGEE CAMP,WESTERN REGION.ACCRA-GHANA From: Musa KabiruDear.sir/madam,Compliments of the season! I and my mum write to seek for your assistance; we got your contact from a noble gentleman that came to our refugee camp who came to give a seminar about AIDS whom we confronted that we are looking for a God-fearing person that is when your data was given to us.First and foremost i want to introduce myself to you,. My name is Musa Kabiru., and my mum is Mrs Anna Kabiru, a Liberian, my consignment contains $28.5 million United States dollars,The consignments are presently in London. The consignment gets to London through the help of a U.N diplomat Dr Kelly Nana. The fact is that Dr Kelly Nana is supposed to have delivered this consignment to my late father foreign partner called Mr. Clarence Baker in London.The week Dr kelly Nana is suppose to deliver the consignment to him, when he got to London after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he call Mr. Clarence Baker to tell him the description to is house for the delivery, but is wife answered the call and told Dr Kelly Nana that her husband Mr. Clarence Baker hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death Three days ago.Mr. Clarence Baker has already paid the demurrages from the security company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to the airport and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRIORIST CERTIFICATE which i can scan and send to you for your request, and which is so expensive that he spent $25 thousand dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why Dr Kelly Nana has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over there in London and called us to informed us about what is happening.Please I and my mum seek for your help to get with the Diplomat Dr Kelly Nana so that he can be able to deliver the Consignment to you.Please, Contact Dr Kelly Nana on time and get back to me through my mail.I await your urgent response.Thanks and God bless you.Diplomat Dr Kelly Nana email address:diplomatkellynana@yahoo.com Musa Kabiru .THIS IS MY MAIL musakabiru2@yahoo.com
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