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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "deadline" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • kelvin_mmh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: KELVIN MOMOH <kelvinmomoh@luxmail.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 11:32:22 +0100
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Good Day.

I am contacting you regarding your unpaid funds which we discovered in our central computer as the managing Director of IMF (International Monetary Fund) and I have carried out investigation and i found out that this fund belongs to a man that has similar surname with you that is why i am contacting you for you to stand as the next of kin so that both of us can share this fund because the IMF has given a deadline that after this month if anybody comes for this fund it will be confiscated and i have found out that the owner of this fund died in September 11 2001 in United State with his family member and since after his death no claim has been made and i will like you to stand as the next of kin. I will give you all the relevant documents for this fund.

Be informed that because of my position, everything regarding this transaction will be on email. There is 4 appointed bank approved by IMF to pay all outstanding fund about 122 outstanding fund waiting to receive by all the beneficiaries which they have contacted some and no respond yet. The names of the bank are Standard Chartered Bank, HSBC, Commerzbank London, Citibank Berlin Germany, It is only 5 inheritance next of kin has responded and 7 contractors because this payment include the list of any beneficiary which his/her fund originated from Africa, Europe, Asia and America, including the 42 lotto winners. So if you are in any category, please indicate and respond to this email so that i will use the opportunity to include your name as one of the next of kin inheritance that will receive $10.5million.
Once again, I apologize to you on behalf Of IMF (International Monetary Fund) http://www.imf.org/external/np/omd/bios/rrf.htm failure to pay your funds in time, which according to records in the system had been long overdue.

Please reply through my private Email momoh@luxmail.com or kelvin_mmh@yahoo.com
Yours Sincerely,
Mr Kelvin Momoh
Managing Director, IMF

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