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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "abraham bayu" <ab1985@di-ve.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ab1985@freeghana.com
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 23:36:48 +0100
Subject: do read and respond

DEAR SIR/MADAM,



FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY CONTACTING YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENIUNE APPROVAL I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.I AM ABRAHAM BAYU FROM REPUBLIC OF SUDAN IN AFRICA. I WRITES TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVESTMAND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY. I AM THE FIRST SON OF MR THOMPSON BAYU,WHO WAS THE THE CHIEF IN THE RICH DIAMOND MINING VILLAGE IN SOUTH DARFUR IN SUDAN. MY FATHER WAS ATTACKED AND SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TO HIS HOUSE, ALONG WITH MY SISTER.MY SISTER DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N.PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER,HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL ATTENTION WHICH HE LATER DIED .IT WAS AT THIS THAT THE CHIEF UN PEACE ENVOY A FRIEND TO MY FATHER[ Mr JOHN PRONK ]THEN ARRENGED AN ARMY PLANE TO CONVEY ME AND MY MOTHER MRS ALICIA USMAN TO GHANA-ACCRA.



BEFORE HE DIED HE REVEALED TO ME ABOUT THE BOX CONTAINING TWELVE MILLION U S DOLLARS

.WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING. MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THECONTENT OF THE BOXES TO THE SECURITY COMPANY,HE DEPOSITED IT AS ART WORKS FOR EXPORT.TO AVOID THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS. FOR YOUR FORIEGN ASSISTANCE MYSELF AND MY MOTHER MRS ALICIA BAYU HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU TWENTY PERCENT OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT IF THE CONSIGNMENT CAN BE DEPOSITED IN YOUR NAME AND CUSTODY ABROAD.WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS VERY VERY CONFIDENTIAL.SEND ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX FOR MORE INFORMATIONS.



BEST REGARDS,

ABRAHAM BAYU.

233 243 635 568

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