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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 about the following email:

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

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.GREGORY SABO(JP)" <gregorysabo_104@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2006 12:48:54 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

MR.GREGORY SABO(JP)
CHAIRMAN,ECOWAS CONTRACTOR'S
DEBT RECONCILIATION/APPRAISAL BOARD
ECO FUND OFFICE ACCRA
REPUBLIC OF GHANA WEST-AFRICA
ALTERNATIVE:gregorysabo_ecowasghana@mynet.com
PHONE:00233-242-105-057

GOOD DAY,

ACCOUNT PROVISION FOR $45 MILLION USD

MY NAME IS MR.GREGORY SABO,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 FAMILY MEMBERS.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. I CAN BE
REACHED ON MY SECURED E-MAIL ADDRESS:gregorysabo_ecowasghana@mynet.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.GREGORY SABO(JP)

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam