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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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:

Fraud email example:

From: IKOBO PROMO TEAM <ikobomc@live.com>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:42:51 +0200
Subject:


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IKOBO PROMO TEAM
1,ikobo Way P/H
rivers State,
Nigeria

Our Ref: IKG/NG/ICO: Your Ref:

DATE 06/11/2009

Haven waited to hear from without success even as our earlier email to
youwas unreplied we wish to inform you that your $2,000,000.00 (two million
USdollars) grant has been approved and subsequently arranged on a special
IKOBO MASTER CARD and sent to PROCCSSING / DELIVERY DEPARTMENT for
releasedelivery to you, the IKOBO PROMO TEAM is on MID TERM break and will
notresume for work till on the 25th of october 2009, and failure to claim
yourwinnings before on the 26th of october will lead to your
disqualification and the funds will be returned to the organizers of this
PROMO for future edition of the Award.

YOUR PIN NUMBER IS : 3852 and the maximum withdrawal per day is $5,000

NOTE: insurance and delivery charges has all been paid by the IKOBO AWARD
TEAM, the only money you have to pay to them is the processing fee of $100
ONLY, so don't allow anybody to deceive you on that, we would have paid for
that but the fact that we don't have your full information means that you
have to provide the information to the dispatch center and ask them how to
send the processing fee of $100 to them, be aware that as soon as the
proceesing fee and your information has been send to them, your visa card
will be delivered to you through DHL COURIER which we have already paid for.

If you are interested and wish to claim your funds contact the Director of
MASTER CARD Processing/dispatch center:

Mr Kelvin Robert
EMAIL: ikobomc@live.com
phone number:+2348134958909

with the following details:

FULL NAME:, DELIVERY ADDRESS:, PHONE NUMBER:, COUNTRY:, AGE:, YOUR REFERENCE
NUMBER IS: IK03NG2009 (very important)

please be informed that Mr Kelvin Robert is the only accredited person to
make sure that your MASTER CARD gets to you therefore you don't have todeal
with any other person(s) or office (s) to avoid disqualification.

NOTE: YOU HAVE EVERY RIGHT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT THIS AWARd.

Best Regards

Mrs Elizabeth clare
Board Secretary, IKOBO PROMO
www.ikobo.com



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mail.sevpochta.com.ua 2.7.9


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