419 scam: Ahmad Shakombo <shakomb76@yahoo.pt> Good Morning

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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:
- "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)
- "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
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.
- ahmad_shakombo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ahmad Shakombo <shakomb76@yahoo.pt>
Reply-To: Ahmad Shakombo <ahmad_shakombo@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 10:35:29 +0000 (UTC)
Subject: Good Morning

Â Respectfully,

Please we write with a genuine intention to seek your help and relationship in a personal financial matter.

My name is Ahmad Shokombo, I was a final year student of Geology in the University of Nairobi before my father Mr. Suleiman Shakombo was assassinated in a political related circumstances, he was formerly the Minister of State for National Heritage in Kenya, I and my younger brother Ibrahim write to you because we need an honest person who we can entrust with the sum of US$9.200,000.00 (Nine Million and Two Hundred Thousand USA Dollars Only) left for us abroad by our late father, We have difficulty in securing this inheritance because of our limited resources and inability to travel out of the region where we are now as refugees and our traveling document are all expired.

Our father had a diplomatic tie with an arrangement which made him able to secure this money in a financial institution in a location where we shall tell you subsequently, this deposit was made in my name (Ahmad Shakombo) before his death.

We are asking for your assistance to help us secure this money on our behalf with the use of a Power of Attorney which I will give to you legally and use it to help us relocate to your country for permanent asylum and then further complete our educational careers and also guide us on any investment plans/areas that will help us get a secured future.

We have the title document regarding the deposit of this money which was issued by the Financial Institution in question as a prove of its legality and our genuineness.

This is genuine and legitimate please believe us and please advise us on your position and plans if you are willing and agree to help us you can write to us ONLY through ahmad_shakombo@yahoo.com

For all your kindness and helps in this, 40% of the total money will given to you while 60% will be for me and my brother, we have the plans to use the 60% amount which comes to us for a joint venture investment which will be oversee by you in the same sharing arrangement 40%/60% for all investment profits if you wish so.

Please we await your prompt reply.

Ahmad Shakombo.

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