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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:
- This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
- The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "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)
- "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)
- "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
- "ibrahimbabamosi@ymail.com" (this email address has been used in a known scam)
- This email message is a orphan scam.
Fraud email example:
From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <ibrahimbabamosi@ymail.com>
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2010 10:19:00 +0800
Subject: ***GOOD DAY***
GOOD DAY How are you and your family? I hope they are fine? If so thanks be to ALLAH. Please sir. let me use this opportunity to introduce myself. I am Ibrahim Mohammad babamosi the eldest son of late Mohammad babamosi. Iam 29yrs old ,and my mother name is Amina Mohammad babamosi 50 years old widow .
i am the next of kin to the metallic strong box containing $6.5m usd clean cash which is lying down in K.L.I.A for safe keeping
Sir the fund is not a stolen or drug fund. My late Father was an owner of a small Gold and Diamond Corporation Company in my home town in somalia. my father died as a result of power struggle. It was a political struggle.
After his death i and my mother had tomove to Ghana high commissioner in malaysia in kuala Lumpur to resettle and also because of the consignment which was deposited by my late father (Mohammad babamosi) with security company before it was shipped to Malaysia but we are also not safe because if those in Somalia understand that we are still alive, they will come after us and our life will be in serious danger as some of them are aware that we have this kind of fund. Sir the original person who suppose to clear the consignment on our behalf here in Malaysia as our beneficiary he later betrayed us after my mother had made all efforts to ship the consignment out of Africa [Somalia] to Malaysia.
He later called us that he is going to take 70% for the total fund, that was when my mother stopped the diplomat not to deliver the consignment to him anymore because he is a greedy man. my mother now sent me to Malaysia to monitor the consignment.
That is the reason why we are seeking for youralmost assistance to stand as our new beneficiary to clear the consignment for usas our trustee. Sir please do render us your TRUST and keep this transaction confidential for security reasons, because the fund is our life and our future.
Sir I and my mother have agreed to offer you 20% for your assistance and 10% for any expenses you will carry out during this transaction including your phone calls. Sir we intend to invest wherever we finally reside and i believe you could be of useful assistance in area of investment.
Pleasekindly reach me.So that I will forward you all the vita document covering the consignment. Sir please do not under estimate our request because it is very important, we are planning to invest in an profitable business in your country.
please kindly send us your full information. to email"Ibrahimbabamosi@ymail.com
Thanks Ibrahim
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