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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 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 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.
  • jameskakaprivate@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jameskakaprivate@aim.com" <jameskakah396@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 15:45:17 +0100
Subject: Your Attention is Needid,


* From Mr. James **Kaka** the **Operation Manager** of *

*Foreign Deposits department in F A M Bank of **Ghana**
**Branch Office: Num 5 gorge street comas **
**Corporate Head Office Num 98 industry area **
**Chamita road **Accra** **Ghana** **West Africa**
Email :( **jameskakaprivate@aim.com*<http://us.mc529.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jameskakaprivate@aim.com>
*)** *

*Greetings to you,*

* *

*I am Mr. James Kaka the Operation Manager (Foreign Deposits department)
working with a Corporate **Financial Service Provider** in **West Africa**.
We had a Customer who deposited (10.7 million dollars with one of our
affiliate bank and eventually died in a plane crash in 2002 without any
reference to the trace of the relatives or next of kin.**
**
**In accordance with the **West African Trust** and **Federal Laws**, at the
**Expiration** of 6 (six) years, his investments with our Financial Trust
Shall revert to ownership of the government of the country of the said
Investments if nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the investments.**
** **
**Since you share the same surname with this client, I want to present you,
to stand in as the next of kin so that you and we can benefit from this
investment equally (i.e. 40% for you and 55% for me and my colleagues while
5% for re-reimbursement of expenses incurred). **
** **
**I guarantee that this will be executed under legitimate arrangement that
will protect us from any breach of the law.**
** **
**If this proposal is acceptable to you, indicate your full Interest by
filling the second copy of this letter with your details for faster
execution of this project .send to me as below to my confidential email (**
jameskakaprivate@aim.com*<http://us.mc529.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=jameskakaprivate@aim.com>
*)**
**
**Full Name .....................................................**
** **
**Contact Home Address ...................................................*
*
** **
**State/City.....................................................**
** **
**Zip Code: (NB: No Postal Address Please:
.....................................................**
** **
**Country: ......................................................**
** **
**Occupation: ......................................................**
** **
**Title Held: ................................................**
** **
**Contact Phone Number:
.....................................................**
** .**
**Marital Status Married or Single**
**Age: …………………….. Nationality: …………………………………**
** **
**Annual turn over: ..................................................**
** **
**Any comment or suggestions that mighty help us to execute things better
are highly welcomed any time:**
**
............................................................................................................
**
**Be reminded that, I will instruct you on the next steps to take when
necessary.**
**With friendly greetings,**
**Dr. James Kaka**
**NB: The information contained in this e-mail must be confidential and is
intended solely for the use of the named addressee access, copying or re-use
of the e-mail or any information contained therein by any other person is
not authorized.**
** **
**If you are not the intended recipient please notify us immediately by
returning the e-mail to the originator.**
** *

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