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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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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.

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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • emmanueljustice17@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "EMMANUEL JUSTICE" <emmanueljustice17@hamdard.net.pk>
Reply-To: emmanueljustice17@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 1 May 2008 23:33:18 +0500
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANT NEEDED BY EMMANUEL JUSTICE




Dear Sir.

It is my pleasure to send you this mail. How are you and the members
of your family? I hope is splendid. As for me here in Ghana (West
Africa) I am doing just fine for the time being.

Before I proceed further in respect of this mail message, I would like
to introduce myself to you. I am Emmanuel Justice my email is
(emmanueljustice17@yahoo.com) a Sieera leonean by nationality. I am
the eldest Son of Chief Agbaro Justice who was the paramount chief and
also the director of Mankind Gold and Diamond Refinery in Sieera
leone .But he was mutilated and recently by the rebels in the civil
war in my country.
Myself and one of my siblings with my sister who are the only
Survival of my family fled to Ghana to seek political asylum as
refugees.

Presently we are in the refugee camp because of our present ordeal as
a result of what happen in my country. While in the refugee camp our
family lawyer contacted us and brought some documents showing that my
late father deposited a substantial amount of $25,000,000 US Dollars
(Twenty five Million U.S Dollars) including Gold and Diamond in Two
Trunk boxes with obest Security Company here in Accra Ghana, for safe
keeping.

My sister and I have contacted the Security Company to confirm the
deposits and establish ownership. And it was confirmed that my late
father deposited two trunk boxes with them. And now i and my sis have
decided to send the consignments abroard to invest in a Real Estate
Development, but there should be someone there to receive it for us.
so we want to know if you can do that for us.

I got your contact from a Christian lady whom I met at Ghana
International Trade Fair Center during a crusade in Accra, Ghana. I
told her my intention of going abroad to invest and also to establish
ownership. Though I did not disclose to her the nature and strength of
what I intend to invest on when I gets there. She told me that you are
reliable and God fearing man whom I can rely upon in the areas of
investment and establishment in your country, of which is my motive of
contacting you. I am willing to go into partnership with you provided
you will be able to assist us in actualizing this transaction.

I will like to ask you some few questions
1. What will be your percentage in helping us to actualize this
Transaction? (please feel free to express your plight).
2. will you be able to guide and counsel us in the area of investment
and establishment?
3.will there be any tax payment before transferring these deposits to
your country?
4.what is the cost of buying a house in your country?
5.your private telephone and fax numbers to facilitate this
transaction.
Please do not underestimate my request for I have all the relevant
documents regarding these deposits. i shall be looking forward to hear
from you soon.

Regards,
Emmanuel Justice+233-243-083-039
Email(emmanueljustice17@yahoo.com)

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