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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • infojohnken57@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john ken" <johnken3@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: infojohnken57@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:09:46 +0100
Subject: FROM MR JOHN KEN


Hello,

My name is Mr. John Ken, Chief Accountant of the World and Sub regional
organizations( the United Nations (UN), in partnership with the Africa Union
(AU) in it's affiliated office/secretariat in London.


I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as a chief
accountant and in full agreement with the Auditor General of these ableor
ganizations (UN/AU).


We scrutinized all records and accounts of awarded and executed contracts of
this organizations (UN/AU) since the inception of the NEPAD/UNITED NATIONS
DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE in Ecowassub-region states and we carefully uncovered
and mapped out a whopping sum of $30.5m, which we want to transfer into your
account as beneficiary. You can authentically apply for supply if it
interests you to be our client with full guarantees from me.


On continual Research Development Programmers on World fast growing
Economies as published by Governments through their Embassies reflecting
Essentially in the commercial Attaches in the Netherlands, your contact
information reflection public records as contained on Governments
information service Gazettes and whoever appear on the public record is
relatively Credible.


The Thirty Million, Five Hundred thousand Dollars has been approved for
payments by this organization. The Financial Trustee (Endorsed by the
Accountant General of the organization) and it is to be paid to the
beneficiary's account under CONTRACT NUMBERUN/NEPAD/OGN/FMF/GCB/B25/7/006.As
a top civil servant, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank accounts
hence our decision to use your account in full trust and confidence to
transfer this money outside United Nations and NEPAD in the ECOWAS
sub-region. We will accept you asour principal partner and contractor.


Moreover it is pertinent to note that it is risk free and does not require
many engagements since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.


Please contact me through my private email address below for more lively
information.( infojohnken57@yahoo.fr )


I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope you will understand the
confidential nature of this and its reality is a dream come true.


Best Regards,

Mr. John Ken

UN Secretariat,

London,

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