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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • ibrahim.kwame@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ibrahim Kwame" <ibrahim.kwame25@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ibrahim.kwame@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 18:59:33 -0500
Subject: From: Ibrahim Kwame

From: Ibrahim Kwame
Dearest One,

Good day,

I am contacting you to assist me transfer USD $16.5 Mllion Dollars the money
I inherited from my Late Father which he made from the sale of Crude Oil
Business for investment in your Company under your Management while I
continue my education.

I am looking for an account with no/little fees where i can get a reasonable
interest rate along with acces to it if needed, I would like a company or
Individual whom is reasonably well known in your country.
Many thanks to you if you can help me as I would compensate you with a good
percentage of the money which is negotiable after the money has been
successfully moved into your account.I am waiting for your urgent reply in
my private email address as written below.
(ibrahim.kwame@yahoo.com)

Thanks and God Bless you as I wait for your urgent reply for more details.
Yours Respectfully,
From: Ibrahim Kwame

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