419 scam: "Ahmad Shakombo"<printer@bonappeti.com.ua> Good Morning To You

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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:
- "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
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.
- ahmad_shakombo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ahmad Shakombo" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <shakombo9@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 11 Mar 2015 23:45:39 +0100
Subject: Good Morning To You

Good Morning,

My younger brother Ibrahim and I are writing to you because we genuinely seek your help for our inheritance funds investment in your place of base.

I am Ahmad Shokombo, I was a final year student of Geology in the University of Nairobi before my father Mr. Suleiman Shakombo was assassinated in a political political struggle.

We have a sum of US$9.200,000.00 (Nine Million and Two Hundred Thousand USA Dollars Only) inherited funds left for us abroad by our late father which we are seeking for a trustworthy friend in the foreign land to secure for us and also invest it for us.

We have limitations and inability to travel out of Benin Republic where we are currently as refugees as our traveling documents are all expired.

We have the title document regarding the deposit of this money which was issued to our late father as a prove of its legality and our genuineness.

This is genuine and true. Please kindly advise us on your acceptance to help us.

Please contact us on ahmad_shakombo@yahoo.com

We anticipate your prompt reply.

Ahmad Shakombo.

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