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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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.
  • bernardo2casillas@maktoob.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: odinga2 odinga3 <odinga2006@web.de>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 12:51:42 +0100
Subject: Re: Confidential Business Transaction




>From the desk of: Raila Odinga Road & Public Works Minisitry (Nairobi -
Kenya)

Date: 28th, November . 2006

Dear Sir,

Re: Confidential Business Transaction .

I am Raila Odinga, the present Minister of Road and Public Works of
Federal
Rebuplic of Kenya. Your dossier was obtained from Kenya/America
Chambers of
Commerce in quest for a trustworthy individual/company for a
confidential
business transaction. Since I was appointed a Mininster in the above
mentioned Ministry, I have accumulated the total sum of US$6.5M (Six
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) from
over-invoiced awarded contracts by the Mininstry, which is now
deposited in
a sundry account in Europe. Be informed that the account details will
be
provided to you upon the confirmation of your preparedness, which you
can as
well verify online. However, Mwai Kikaki, the President of Kenya has
ordered
an inquiry into corruption as a graft scandal engulfs his Government.
Therefore, I am soliciting your assistance for the transfer of this
fund
from the(My) present account to your account, pending my retirement.
The
reason for the above is that the code of conduct bureau in my country
does
not allows a civil servant to operate a foreign based account or own
any
large capital investment. Be reminded that an account with zero credit
balance can serve the purpose of this transaction. Furthermore, to show
my
preparedness to work with you, I have earmarked 15% of the total sum
for you
since you are providing the coverage for the funds; while the remaining
85%
shall be for me since I shall bear the costs of all expenditures until
the
fund in question finally gets into your account. For the security of
this
transaction, I want all communication regarding this transaction to be
between you and my personal assistant
Mr. Bernardo Casillas , who is currently in London,United Kingdom, and
his
contact numbers are as stated below: Tel: 044-704-010-8684 Fax:
044-704-301-7039 Thank you for your anticipated cooperation while
awaiting
your urgent response to bernardo casillas via e-mail
bernardo2casillas@maktoob.com [mailto:bernardo2casillas@maktoob.com].
Yours Faithfully,
Raila Odinga (Minister of RPWM)
Cc: Mr. Bernardo Casillas



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