419 scam: "Kim"<davidkim51@ovi.com> Dear Friend

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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:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million united state 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)
- "00,000.00" (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)
- "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
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.
- davidkim152@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Kim" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <davidkim152@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 15:23:32 +0700
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

I sourced your email from a human resource profile database in the chamber, my name is Dr David kim. Account officer to late Mr.Hussein Al-Kharafi from Kuwait who is a gold merchant Agent and An Astute Business man of international repute, a contractor in Cambodia, whose endeavors spans various areas of business interest, (Real estate, contractor and Farming .etc) made a numbered time (Lodgement Fixed Deposit, valued at $25.000,000.00 (Twenty five Million United State Dollars) for twelve calendar months in my Bank here in(FOREIGN TRADE BANK OF CAMBODIA (FTB).

I am particularly interested in securing this money from the Bank because they have issued a notice instructing me been the account officer to produce the beneficiary of this else the money will be credited to the Government treasury as per law here. It is my utmost desire to execute the Will of my late client Mr. Hussein Al-kharafi since he is no more alive, both wife Fatima Al-Kharafi, and daughter Nera Al-Kharafi.

I need your total and 100% cooperation and assistance to realize this task.
Further details about the fund, its source and how to transfer this fund
into your receiving bank account shall be made known to you immediately I
have your positive response. You must assure me that everything will be
handled confidentially as I am assuring you that we will never suffer
again in life if we can join hands to realize this deal.

You will be required to assist me in the following.

(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum
(2) Advise on lucrative areas for investment
(3) Assist me in purchase of properties.

If you are willing to assist me in this transaction, your share will be 30% of the total amount transfer,20% for charity fund in your country and 50% for me.We shall be considering several sectors with our main focus on Government Bonds, Property Development, Loan and Equity Financing for small and medium sized companies.

You are required to contact me immediately to enable me update you in detail's about the process of this very golden opportunity.I urge you to mail me immediately for further details bearing in mind that the Bank has given us a date limit, please act fast. I await your urgent response.

However, feel free to ask me any question and I promise to clarify you on any doubts.Meanwhile u can reply me to my private email davidkim152@hotmail.com.

Thanks.
Dr David Kim.

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