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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:
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
- "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- +2348051105018 (Nigeria, 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.
- powelljones01@rediffmail.com (Rediffmail, India; can be used from anywhere worldwide)

Fraud email example:

From: "Atm Ikobo Promo" <info@winners.org>
Reply-To: powelljones01@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2010 11:05:06 +0800
Subject: Congratulation !!!

iKobo Inc.
iKobo Grant Office,
21 Campbell Crescent,
Abuja, Nigeria.

Congratulations and welcome to iKobo Inc. iKobo Incorporated International is
a company that specializes in money transfers in a pre-paid card format. With
them, you send money to any country with your MasterCard or Visa card, the
recipient gets your transfer pre-loaded into a secured iKobo Visa debit card
which can be used worldwide at ATM locations for cash withdrawals. This debit
card, which is reusable, is shipped to the recipient first. The iKobo card
can also be used to make purchases at the over 20 million stores that accept
Visa Card. Below are essential information of this transaction, please keep
this email safe for reference.

*** Your Personal identification Number : 7547.
*** Expire: 03/2015
*** Cvv Number: 369
*** Card Balance: US$2,800,000.00

We have selected you randomly from email balloting system to receive the
grant sum of US$2.8 Million only in our expansion promotion tagged "World
Invasion '2010" for the fiscal year 2010. Mr.Powell Jones has been assigned
as your grant processing officer. He is duly cleared by the INTERPOL/FBI and
will respond to your queries.You will be issued a welcome letter immediately
your grant delivery fees have been paid.

Be informed that you have a maximum withdrawal limit of $5,000 daily and
please be informed that the grant is only a promotional offer from iKobo
Incorporated and if left unclaimed within the promotion period will be
canceled.

We have concluded delivery arrangement with FEDEX COURIER SERVICES, Courier
Company to be fully insured by Nicon Insurance Corporation please note we have
paid for the insurance fees, In view of this development,you are to have your
ATM CARD delivered to you through FedEx Courier and remember that the only
commitment you have in this transaction is to have the courier fee paid and
that would only cost you $95 before your ATM CARD can be immediately
delivered to you.You are to provide the FEDEX COURIER COMPANY with the
following details below,to enable them deliver your ATM card safely.

FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS:
SEX:
AGE:

You are to Contact Mr,Powell Jones,the Fedex Delivery officer at his private
email address at
powelljones01@rediffmail.com for the delivery of your IKOBO ATM CARD/We look
forward to hearing from you soon.

Contact Name:Mr.Powell Jones
Contact Email:powelljones01@rediffmail.com
Phone Number:+2348051105018

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https://www.ikobo.com

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