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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • emma1adams@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?us-ascii?Q?emma=20adams?= <emmaadams@seznam.cz>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 19:37:20 +0100 (CET)
Subject: =?us-ascii?Q?URGENT=20ASSISTANCE?=

Dear friend,
I am Emma Adams The Son of Thomas Adams, the formal Chairman of National Diamond mining co-operation in Sieria leone who was killed during the crisis in my country. Due to the persistence war in Sieria leone my family and I now move to the Republic of Ghana to seek refuge.

While in Ghana, I came across your contact, which i'm very sure you can handle my problem. When my Father was in office he deposited an amount of twenty million US dollars and some quantity of diamond in a security and insurance company in Ghana for security reason which all documents relating to this form is presently under my care.

Sir, my problem is I and my family have decided to move out of Africa for settlement. And we needed your assistance by introducing us to a lucrative business investment as well as locating a residence that can contain family of four in your country. More importantly, we needed you to accommodate this fund in your care abroad before our departure. Right now myself together with my two Sisters and our Mother are presently living in the Camp here in Ghana.

Sir, on your interest we would need immediate response from you as soon as possible to enable us reach the security company on how best this money can be move out.

NOTE: I have not tell anyone except you. please get back to me thruogh this my email box, I will therefore want all my discussion with you in relating to this transaction to remain with you alone and confidential in order not to dent our family image because of my father position in the society.

Email:emma1adams@yahoo.com

Thanks for your help, As I look forward to work with you.
Yours Faithfully,
Emma Adams.
(for the family)

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