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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Rev. Christopher Teteh" <revchristteteh@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 09 Feb 2006 18:23:24 +0000
Subject: REV CHRIST NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION.

U.N REFUGEE CAMP


ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA,

TEL/FAX:00233-24-4993418

DEAR FRIEND

YOU ARE WELCOME IN THE NAME OF JESUS CHRIST.IAM REV.FATHER CHRISTOPHER TETEH
A PRIEST OF HOLY TRINITY CATHEDERAL ACCRA GHANA WHO IS PRESENTLY IN CHARGE
OF REFUGE MOVEMENT CHAPTER(RMC) I CONTACTED YOU ON MY INFORMATION FROM ONE
OF THE SIERRE LEONIAN REFUGEE(DESMOND,26 YEARS)WHO LOST HIS FAMILY DURING
THAT CRITICAL WAR IN THEIR COUNTRY.

I AM WRITING YOU OUT OF MY INVESTIGATION ABOUT HIS MOTIVE,I DISCOVER THAT
HIS LATE FATHER (ROBERT MUMBAH) WHO WAS A MINISTER OF MINES AND POWER IN HIS
COUNTRY DEPOSITED FOR THE FAMILY A HUGE SUM OF MONEY($7,000.000 SEVEN
MILLION DOLLARS) WITH VALUABLE ITEMS(GOLD )WITH ONE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN
GHANA. NOW I AM LOOKING FOR A RELAIBLE PERSON WHO CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS
YOUNG MAN TOGETHER WITH HIS PROPERTY FOR INVESTMENT ABROAD TO ENABLE HIM
CONTINUE HIS EDUCATION AS HE DOES NOT WANT TO STAY HERE IN AFRICA OR DO WITH
AFRICAN AFTER HIS HORIBBLE EXPRIENCES.

ALL THE DOCUMENTS OF THE PROPERTIES ARE INTACT,SO IF YOU CAN HANDLE THIS
WITH FEAR OF GOD JUST GET BACK TO US SO THAT WE CAN CONTACT THE SECURITY
COMPANY. UPON RECEIVING YOUR RESPONSE MORE DETAIL WILL BE SEND TO YOU SO
THAT WE CAN GO AHEAD. PlEASE IF YOU CAN ASSIST TRY TO SEND US YOUR TEL/FAX
SO THAT WE CAN SPEAK WITH YOU.

GOD BE WITH YOU,

REV CHRISTOPHER TETEH.

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