419 scam: Mr Bekee <alabekee@rocketmail.com> YOUR RESPONSE

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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.
- alabekee@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Bekee <alabekee@rocketmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:50:39 +0300
Subject: YOUR RESPONSE

Dear Friend,

I am Mr.Bekee, a member of the board of director of the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC) and doubles as a member of the finance committee of the ruling National Patriotic Party (NPP)in my country Ghana West Africa.

I have been delegated by my friend who happened to be one of the past executives of my country in the last civilian regime to seek the assistance of a reliable Foreign company or individual, into whose Bank account,we can transfer the sum of US$17.1m(Seventeen million one hundred thousand United States Dollars). This sum arose from a deliberate over-invoicing of contracts awarded by the Corporation during the administration of the former Head of State, in 2008 for oil exploration in my country and since then, it has been lying in a suspense current account of the Corporation with the Bank of Ghana.

However,the current favourable Political/Economic climate in the country presented an opportunity for this money to be transferred out of the country without any hitch.This is because the present government regime in a bid to uphold rule of Law and credibility resolved to liquidate all outstanding debts owed to foreign contractors who executed contracts here between 2006 to 2008 expecially on contractors that participated in the oil exploration since oil has finally been discovered in large quantity in my country.

All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a no risk situation on the sides of both parties and it is believed that this transaction will take 10 working days to finalize. Please,if this proposal is acceptable to you, contact me via my Email:alabekee@rocketmail.com

Should you have any question,feel free to contact me on the same address. If however,you are not interested in this proposal, kindly let me know and do not disclose it or discuss it with a third party.

Best Regards,
MR.BEKEE

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