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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transaction is 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Amah Kweku" <mrsamahkweku1@msn.com>
Reply-To: chidinma_2020@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 12:18:07 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS ENQUIRY

Dear Friend

I am Mrs Amah Kweku, the personal beautician to Chief Mrs Stella
Obasanjo,wife of the President of the federal Repulic of Nigeria. I
have
worked with the first lady for three years as her personal aid. Within
this
period, we have been so close and she trusted me so much considering
the
fact that my aunty Mrs Nana Khufour the wife of the president of the
republic of Ghana introduced me to her as her personal beautician.

The worst happened recently when she deid at a Spanish hospital. I was
personally part of the trip and had long returned back home for her
burial,
which is over now. Considering my honesty and humility, She deposited
some
fund ($7.5million) in my name in a Security Comapny in Accra Ghana .

I want you to assist me in accomodating the fund by way of providing me
with
informations about yourself so that i will be able to effect the
ownership
of the fund infoavour of your name and address.. At present, I am in
Ghana
my country working out modalities for the perfection of this project.

I wish to assure you that this transaction is risk free.

Thanks in anticipation of your kind gesture.
Regards,

Mrs. Amah Kweku

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