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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:

Fraud email example:

From: "IKOBO PROMO TEAM" <info@ikobomcard.com>
Reply-To: ikobo_department1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:10:57 +0800 (PHT)
Subject: IKOBO PROMO

IKOBO PROMO TEAM
1,ikobo Way P/H
rivers State,
Nigeria.

Our Ref: IKG/NG/ICO: Your Ref:

DATE 16/03/2011

Haven waited to hear from you without success even as our earlier email to
you was unreplied we wish to inform you that your $2,000,000.00 (two million
US dollars) grant has been approved and subsequently arranged on a special
IKOBO MASTER CARD and sent to PROCESSING / DELIVERY DEPARTMENT for
delivery to you, the IKOBO PROMO TEAM is on MID TERM break and will not
resume for work till on the 5th of April 2011, and April 2011 will
lead to your disqualification and the funds will be returned to the
organizers of this PROMO for future edition of the Award.


YOUR PIN NUMBER IS : 3852 and the maximum withdrawal per day is $5,000.

NOTE: insurance and delivery charges has all been paid by the IKOBO AWARD
TEAM, the only money you have to pay to them is the processing fee of $150
ONLY, so don't allow anybody to deceive you on that, we would have paid
for that but the fact that we don't have your full information means that
you have to provide the information to the dispatch center and ask them
how to send the processing fee of $150 to them, be aware that as soon as
the processing fee and your information has been sent to them, your visa
card will be deliver to you through DHL COURIER which we have already
paid for.


If you are interested and wish to claim your funds contact the Director
of MASTER CARD Processing/dispatch center:

Mr. Chris David
EMAIL: ikobo_department1@yahoo.com.hk
Phone: +2348036638868

with the following details:

FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE/Mobile NUMBER:
COUNTRY:
AGE:
YOUR OCCUPATION
YOUR REFERENCE NUMBER IS: IK03NG2009 (very important)


Please be informed that Mr. Chris David is the only accredited person
to make sure that your MASTER CARD gets to you therefore you don't have to
deal with any other person(s) or office (s) to avoid disqualification.

NOTE: YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THIS AWARD.

Best Regards
Mrs. Rita Petrov
Board Secretary, IKOBO PROMO



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