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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mrsjoyegobia@freeghana.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. David Morgan" <david_morgan01@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: david_morgan02@latinmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2005 11:18:13 +0100
Subject: I Need Your Attention

MR.DAVID MORGAN (JP)
CHAIRMAN,
ECOWAS CONTRACTOR'S
DEBT RECONCILIATION/APPRAISAL BOARD
ACCRA - GHANA


GOOD DAY,

ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR $45 MILLION USD

MY NAME IS MR.DAVID MORGAN,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 FAMILIES.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. YOU CAN CONTACT MY CONFIDENTIAL
SECRETARY MRS.JOY EGOBIA AT
HER SECURED E-MAIL ADDRESS :
mrsjoyegobia@freeghana.com


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.DAVID MORGAN(JP)

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