419 scam: "Kumar Ambani"<ambani44s@gmail.com> From AMBANI AND ASSOCIATES

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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:

An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "confidential business" (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 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.
- ambani44@mail.az (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kumar Ambani" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <ambani44@mail.az>
Date: Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:22:53 -0000
Subject: From AMBANI AND ASSOCIATES

From AMBANI AND ASSOCIATES
This may come to you as you never expect, but I would like you to think about this very well because people meet and become good friends and business partner. My name is Kumar Ambani current the Principal Attorney, AMBANI AND ASSOCIATES. I will like to enter into a confidential business transaction with you that involves 2.5Million UK British Pounds, if you agree with me I will give you more information and details about the transaction.

Thanks for your understand and co-operation, hope to hear your response for more details with your full names..............................., contact address................................, occupation....................., age....................................... and your phone numbers.................................., on my E-mail: ambani44@mail.az

Regards

Kumar Ambani.
For: AMBANI AND ASSOCIATES.

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