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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 - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million us 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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • markkebble414@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mark Kebble <mk.00062@msn.com>
Reply-To: <markkebble@ymail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 18:19:00 +0000
Subject: From Mark Kebble (Investment intent)




ENTRUSTED INVESTMENT INTENTHI,FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENIUNE APPROVAL CONSIDERING THAT WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE. MY NAME IS MARK KEBBLE FROM SOUTH AFRICA.I WRITE TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVEST AND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM THE SON OF ROGER KEBBLE WHO WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF RANDGOLD RESOURCES ETC. MY ELDER BROTHER BRETT KEBBLE WAS GUNNED DOWN IN 2005 AFTER LEAVING HIS HOME IN JOHANNESBURG. MORE OF THE INFORMATION IS ON THE PAGE BELOW.
http://business.theage.com.au/business/gold-and-guns-how-a-south-african-murder-led-to-perth-20080601-2khs.html BEFORE HE DIED HE REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE BOXES CONTAINING $42 MILLION US DOLLARS WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN GHANA. MY BROTHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO THE SECURITY COMPANY TO AVOID THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYEBROWS. THE FUNDS WAS DEPOSITED AS FAMILY VALUABLES.BE INFORMED THAT I HAVE MADE INQUIRIES FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY ON THE PROCESS OF THE CLAIM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN TWO WORKING DAYS ONCE WE PUT OUR APPLICATION FOR THE RELEASE OF THE DEPOSITED FUNDS TAGGED FAMILY VALUABLES.PRESENTLY, I AM HERE IN GHANA TO NOTIFY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR CLAIM OF THE BOXES OF THE MONEY. THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN A GOOD AND PROFITING BUSINESS.FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE, I HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT. I HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THIS MONEY DEPOSITED BY MY BROTHER WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU ON REQUEST.
MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL IS (markkebble414@yahoo.com.hk).NOTE: I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSE THIS TRANSACTION TO ANYBODY APART FROM YOU SO KEEP IT TOP SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL. CONTACT ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE FOR MORE EXPLANATION ON THIS MATTER.YOURS FAITHFULLY.MARK KEBBLE.

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