419 scam: "Mrs Elizabeth Clare" <ikobopromteam2010@w.cn> (no subject)

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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:

The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "processing fee" (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. NEVER send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
1. They don't notify winners by email.
2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
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.
- +2348072789860 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Elizabeth Clare" <ikobopromteam2010@w.cn>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 05:14:46 -0800 (CST)
Subject:

IKOBO PROMO TEAM
1,ikobo Way P/H
rivers State,
Nigeria
Our Ref: IKG/NG/ICO: Your Ref:

Haven waited to hear from without success even as our earlier email to you
was unreplied we wish to inform you that your $800,000,00 grant has been
approved and subsequently arranged on a special IKOBO MASTER CARD and sent
to PROCESSING / DELIVERY DEPARTMENT for release delivery to you,the IKOBO
PROMO TEAM is on MID TERM break and will not resume for work till on the
10th of August 2010, and failure to claim your winnings before on the 20th
of August will lead to your disqualification and the funds will be
returned to the organizers of this PROMO for future edition of the
Award.YOUR PIN NUMBER IS : 3852 and the maximum withdrawal per day is
$5,000 USD.

NOTE: insurance and delivery charges has all been paid by the IKOBO AWARD
TEAM,the only money you have to pay to them is the processing fee of $100
ONLY, so don't allow anybody to deceive you on that,we would have paid for
that but the fact that we don't have your full information means that you
have to provide the information to the dispatch
center and ask them how to send the processing fee of $100 to them, be
aware that as soon as the processing fee and your information has been
send to them,your visa card will be delivered to you through FEDEX COURIER
SERVICE which we
have already paid for.If you are interested and wish to claim your funds
contact the Director of MASTER CARD Processing/dispatch center:

Mr Robert Cole
EMAIL: ikobopromteam2010@w.cn
Website www.ikobo.com
phone number: +234-807-2789-860

with the following details:
FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER:
COUNTRY:
AGE:

YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IS: IK03NG2009 (very important)

please be informed that Mr Robert Cole is the only accredited person to
make sure that your MASTER CARD gets to you therefore you don't have to
deal with any other person(s) or office (s) to avoid disqualification.

NOTE: YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THIS AWARd.

Best Regards
Mrs Elizabeth Clare
Board Secretary

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