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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • kenmando101@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "KEN MANDO" <kenmando101@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kenmando101@myway.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 23:37:48 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED

BARRISTER KEN K MANDO
AVENUE JEAN XX111
BY KLEBER DAKAR
SENEGAL

ATTN: SIR/MADAM,

I REALLY REGRET ANY EMBARRASSMENT THIS MAIL MIGHT CAUSE YOU, AS WE HAVE NEVER BY ANY CHANCE MET BEFORE, I WANT YOU TO PATIENTLY READ THIS OFFER.

I AM BARRISTER KEN K MANDO A GHANAIAN LAWYER PRESENTLY IN DAKAR-SENEGAL. I WORK FOR THE GHANAIAN GOVERNMENT AS A LINKMAN BETWEEN THE ORGANIZATION FOR PETROLEUM EXPORTING COUNTRIES (OPEC) AND THE WORLD BANK IN WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES.

THROUGH THE SALE OF ALLOCATED OIL QUOTA TO MY COUNTRY BY SAUDI ARABIA GOVERNMENT, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE EXCESS OF 11.7 MILLION GBPS.(ELEVEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND GREAT BRITISH POUNCE STERLING). THE WHOLE MONEY HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN A ONE OF THE LEADING BANKS. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME TO CLAIM THIS MONEY AS I CANNOT CLAIM IT DIRECTLY BECAUSE I AM STILL A CIVIL SERVANT, AND THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU FORBIDS ME TO ACQUIRE SUCH AMOUNT OF MONEY.

IT IS ON THIS BASIS, THAT I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR YOUR SINCERE ASSISTANCE IN THIS CLAIM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, CLAIM DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROCESSED IF THE NEED BE. THE DOCUMENTS WITH WHICH THE FUND IS DEPOSITED WILL BE CHANGED TO REFLECT YOU AS THE NEW BENEFICIARY SO THAT YOU WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO COLLECT THE FUND ON MY BEHALF AND I WILL GIVE YOU 25% OF THE FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

I AM AWARE OF THE INTERNATIONAL MONITORING OF ALL LARGE-SCALE FINANCIAL MOVEMENTS AFTER THE SEPTEMBER 11TH 2001 TERRORIST ATTACK ON AMERICA AND TO AVOID ANY STATE OF FINANCIAL INVESTIGATION I CAN PROVIDE NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP THE TRANSACTION.

UPON THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER, KINDLY SEND ME AN E-MAIL SIGNIFYING YOUR DECISION INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR QUICK AND EASY COMMUNICATION.I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND WOULD BE HANDLED WITH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY.

PLEASE I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR URGENT RESPONSE AS SOON AS YOU GET THIS MESSAGE.

BEST REGARDS.

BAR. KEN K MANDO

kenmando101@myway.com

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