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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2289971053 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • kebic_industryltd@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Kebic Industry Ltd <kebic_industryltd@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2009 13:09:17 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: SUPPLY///////



Dear Sir/Madam,
 
We got your name from the trading website,as we hope all is well with you,there is this great good news we got this morning, A freind of us working under the Ministry Of Internal Affairs give us A secret link that there will be A contract demand of 30X40Ft Full Loaded Containers Of "Sunrooms and Decks", by the Ministry Of Internal Affairs the contract will be awarded directly to the foreign supplier through (FTTB),The contract will be award directly to foreign supplier because of the reason that local firms embezzled money given to them for any project which make some of the contracts unaccomplished.
 
So our aim of writing directly to you is to know your capability to handle the contract supply with the Authority to enable us apply on your behalf because it must be a local firm that will apply on behalf of foreign supplier.
 
Please your comments is highly appreciated urgently if you are capable to handle the supply so that we will be among the first firms that will apply for the contract, All you will give us on this contract is 1% Commission after the contract payment is transfer to your bank account, Since the contract is going to last for the coming 1Yrs after awarding the contract to any capable foreign company.
 
Thanks for your kind understanding and co-operation as we look forward to hearing from you immediately.
 
Yours Faithfully.
 
Mr.  Danju Sambo/Director.
KEBIC INDUSTRY LIMITED.
255 BOULAVERL NATION UNISE
BP.6099 NEW BELL LOME
REPUBLIC OF TOGO
TEL:+228 997-10-53, FAX:+228 222-58-47.

Kindly get back to us at: kebic_industryltd@yahoo.co.uk
 

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