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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge amount of money" (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 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.
  • jjkumma@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: joy kumma <jjkumma@web.de>
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 22:56:40 +0200
Subject: email from joy




GREETINGS,

I THANK GOD IN THE FIRST PLACE FOR GRANTING ME THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO WRITE YOU. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO
TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY, THIS IS NOT A JOKE OR SPAM.

MY LETTER RATHER MAY COME TO YOU AS A VERY BIG SURPRISE
DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT MET EACH OTHER
BEFORE, PLEASE BEAR IT WITH ME AND TRY TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY I HAVE IN MY PRESENT
SITUATION. I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS
MEDIUM DUE TO MY CONDITION.

I GOT YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS THROUGH THE INTERNET, WHEN I
WAS SEACHING FOR A RELIABLE GOD FEARING PERSON, WHO
WILL NOT SIDETRACK/BETRAY ME AFTER THE COLLECTION OF MY
CONSIGNMENT FUNDS HERE IN GHANA.

MY NAME IS JOY KITO KUMMA. THE DAUGHTER OF
MR. LAWRENCE KUMMA. I AM 21YE ARS OF AGE,
A ZIMBABWE BY NATIONALITY PRESENTLY RESIDING IN ACCRA GHANA

MY FATHER HAD A BIG FARM IN MY COUNTRY BEFORE
HIS SUDDEN DEATH DURING THE CRISES AGAINST WHITE
FARMERS AND GOVERNMENT IN MY COUNTRY.

MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED SOME MONEY IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN GHANA
FOR FUTURE INVESTMENT.

I'M SOLICITING FOR YOUR HAND IN PARTNERSHIP AS TO COME
UP SO THAT WE CAN BOTH THINK OF A PROFITABLE
INVESTMENT TO START WITH THIS FUNDS IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I HAVE NOT HANDLED SUCH A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY BEFORE, I
ALSO DON'T INTEND TO INVEST THIS MONEY HERE IN AFRICA
AND I AM NOT INTO BUSINESS, THEREFORE I NEED A HELPING
HAND AS TO INVEST THIS MONEY.

I NEED YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION TO
ENABLE US ACHIEVE SUCCESS.
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED.
MY DIRECT CONTACT HAVE BEEN PROVIDED
USE SAME ACCORDINGLY FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUN IC A TION.

THE DOCUMENTS RELATING TO THIS DEPOSI TING OF CONSIGNMENT
ARE INTACT HERE WITH ME IN GHANA.

BEST REGARDS,

Ms. JOY KUMMA

Email- jjkumma@yahoo.co.uk [mailto:jjkumma@yahoo.co.uk]





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