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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.
  • moikeyetta@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Moi Keyetta <moikeyetta@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:44:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Confidential and Urgent



 From Mr Arab Moi Keyetta
18 Kenyatta 00201 Nairobi  Kenya
Tel 254 -2-3392960
Fax 254-2-3392962
Email: moikeyetta@yahoo.com.au
Date; August 20th 2008
 
Attn: Managing   Director
 
Dear  Sir,
 
              CONFIDENTIAL AND  URGENT
 
With due respect, trust and humility, I write to you irrespective of the fact you do not know me. With all pleasure I 'll like to introduce myself to you. I am Mr Arab Moi Keyetta director of finance Kenya Ministry of Transport and Avaition  Following an impressive information about you, which I got from a very close friend Dr Mohamed A Abdullah here in Kenya. In confidence I wish to enquire on how you can assist me with the investment of some Fund, precisely, the sum of USD$23.5M (TwentyThree. Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). I know that, you have, the capacity to receive the above fund for viable investment, hence I contacted you. This money is quite legitimate and risk free.I have successful   transferred this money out of Kenya in order avoid any problem or the fund being seized... This money was made  from our Ministry as my Compensation. Because of the perceived suspicion within the home front, I have temporarily
deposited the fund with a Finance Company outside Kenya, to avoid its being confiscated by the Ministry, Note because of our african bad president leaders in power .I have decided to rest on the funds after my retirement from government service which i will soon be due for retirement. I will give you 20% of the $23.5million  fund as your own share of the fund when it's invested under your care..  Once I receive your indication and willingness to invest the above sum under your care Urgently, I shall then forward other vital information with respect to drawing up the investment agreement for a mutual benefit (M.O.U).Thanking you in anticipation of a positive response.
 
PLEASE NOTE: Our correspondence will be by e-mail for confidentiality.
 
 Yours sincerely,
 
Mr Arab Moi Keyetta.


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