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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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Fraud email example:

From: "gregorysabo" <gregorysabo_001@yahoo.co.in> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gregorysabo@latinmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 04:03:31 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

MR.GREGORY SABO(JP)
CHAIRMAN,ECOWAS CONTRACTOR'S
DEBT RECONCILIATION/APPRAISAL BOARD
ACCRA - GHANA
DIRECT TEL : +233-243-26-13-15
Alternative Email:gregorysabo@latinmail.com

GOOD DAY,

ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR $45 MILLION USD

MY NAME IS MR.GEEGORY SABO,CHAIRMAN ECOWAS
CONTRACTOR'S DEBT RECONCILIATION/APPRAISAL BOARDS
I AM CONTACTING YOU TO INQUIRE FROM YOU IF YOU CAN
ASSIST ME SAFEGUARD FUNDS AMOUNTING TO $USD45 MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS LEFT BY OUR LATE FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR WHOSE PROVIDED ADDRESS COULD NOT BE TRACED
SINCE HE DIED ALONG WITH HIS FAMILY MEMBERS.YOU WILL
BE PRESENTED AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED TO
ENABLE OUR ORGANISATION TRANSFER THE MONEY TO YOU.

AT THE END OF THE TRANSACTION,YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED
WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY.THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK FREE BUT SHOULD BE KEPT SECRET AND CONFIDENTIAL
DUE TO MY POSITION IN ECOWAS

I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE TRANSACTION
WHEN I RECIEVE YOUR AFFIRMATIVE RESPONSE. I CAN BE
REACHED ON MY SECURED E-MAIL ADDRESS : or CALL ME
FOR FURTHER DETAILS ON MY PHONE NUMBER:
+233-24326-1315

NOTE:DUE TO MY POSITION NOW,I HAVE THE DECEASED
CONTRACT FILE WITH ME INCASE OF ANY QUESTION FROM OUR
ORGANISATION WHEN THE DEAL STARTED AND ALSO THE
PROCESS TO PUT CLAIM ON THE FUNDS AS THE NEXT OF KIN
WILL BE LEGALLY PROCESSED TO AVOID ANY BREACH OF LAW
OF OUR COUNTRIES

THANKS FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING,

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST.

YOURS FAITHFULLY.

MR.GREGORY SABO(JP)




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