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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:
  • "million 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.
  • buba.kone@yahoo.com
  • bubakone@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: kenneth kone <buba_kennethkone9@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 05:57:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: DISCREET / URGENT CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.


ORIGINATED FROM: KENNETH BUBA KONE.

SUBJECT: DISCREET / URGENT CONSIDERATION REQUIRED.

MY NAME IS KENNETH BUBA KONE, A WAR VICTIM FROM SIERRA LEONE.
I CAME FROM A FAMILY WITH A PEDIGREE OF STUPENDOUS WEALTH . I SEEK TO SHARE THIS FAMILY SECREET WITH YOU IN CONFIDENCE OVER THE ALMOST USD250,000,000. ( TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS MY LATE FATHER ACQUIRED DURING THE WAR IN MY COUNTRY.

ALTHOUGH THE WAR HAS SINNCE ENDED HERE BUT THERE ARE CERTAIN GOVERNMENT POLICIES AFFECTING ALL THE OFFICIALS THAT SERVED AT VARIOUS CAPACITIES IN THIS COUNTRY REGARDING THEIR FINANCES. THIS SECREET AM ABOUT TO SHARE WITH YOU SHALL BE OF IMENSE FINANCIAL BENEFIT TO BOTH OF US AND OUR FAMILIES IF HANDLED WITH UTMOST TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING HENCE A HUGE AMOUNT OF FUND IS INVOLVED..

UPON HEARING FROM YOU I WILL EXPOSE YOU TO THE FOLLOWING DETAILS :-

1) THE EXACT AMOUNT ACQUIRED BY MY LATE FATHER.
2) HOW HE ACQUIRED THE MONEY.
3) WHERE HE KEPT THE MONEY.
4) WHY YOUR COLLABORATION IS REQUIRED FOR THE CLAIM/ RELEASE OF THE FUND.
5) WHAT IS REQUIRED FOR THE CLAIM/ RELEASE THE FUND.
6) THE AMOUNT OF COMPENSATION THAT SHALL BE YOURS FROM THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED FOR YOUR COLLABORATION AND ASSISTANCE.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED , CAPABLE TO HANDLE THIS PROJECT AND DESIRED TO KNOW THE FULL DETAILS , KINDLY REPLY TO ME CONFIRMING YOUR INTEREST ALONG WITH YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS THROUGH THIS MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS: buba.kone@yahoo.com or bubakone@yahoo.com


YOURS RESPONSE IS AWAITED.

THANK YOU.
KENNETH BUBA KONE



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