419 scam: mati_kay@yahoo.com Information from the Darfur Scorecard: Calling on Congress to Stop Genocide

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "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 send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally - NO EXCEPTIONS! Instant wire transfer services are not meant to be used with strangers because they offer no protection against fraud. That is precisely why the criminals want you send money that way. )
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.
- mati_kay1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mati_kay@yahoo.com
Date: 1 Jul 2010 07:05:27 -0700
Subject: Information from the Darfur Scorecard: Calling on Congress to Stop Genocide

Helen thought you would be interested in the following link from the Darfur scorecard, a website created by the Genocide Intervention Network that rates each member of Congress on his or her actions to stop the genocide in Darfur, Sudan.

You can visit the complete scorecard at http://www.DarfurScores.org/

Message from Sender:

Dear Beloved, My name is Helen, I am young lady of 21 years i live in Ghana, I need your help to invest my late father money, which he deposited in a box with a security company as family valuables for foreign investment under a bond before he died, He advised me to look for a foreign partner to help me invest the money in any country of my choice and continue my education there, the money is($3.5m) Please I am offering you 30% of this money if you will render this help to me and receive this money and arrange my coming to settle in your country My father's relatives are currently looking for me to collect the documents of this money from me because I am sure they were aware of what killed my father,help me please write me on my email mati_kay1@yahoo.com Sincerely Helen .

Marcy Kaptur

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