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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: peter amkena <peterdedekuma@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 17:48:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: proposal


GOOD DAY
How are you? l hope you are fine. How about work? l
hope work is also fine.
l am PETER DEDEKUMA the eldest son of His Royal
Majesty (HRM) LATE KING ROBERT DEDEKUMA.the king of
AQUA kingdom ACRRA GHANA,My father died recently due
to heart problems.
Bet before the death of my father, he deposited the
sum of US$14.5 MILLION at a security company in Ghana
and named me the next of-kin being the eldest son.
Right now lam contacting you because l need a
trustworthy and reliable individual who can help me
provide an account in Europe or Asia where this fund
can be transfer into as a matter of urgent importance.
I f u can help meby providing an account where this
fund can be lodged,l will compensate u with 30% of the
total sum of (US$14.5MILLION),65% will go to me and my
family while 5% will be set aside for any expensis
(both local and international) which might be incurred
duringt he cause of this transaction but you have to
keep it STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL becausel do not want
anybody in Ghana or your country to know that my late
father deposited such money at the security company.
Because l can not handle this transaction alone that
is why l am contacting u for assistance. And
immediatly the fund is transfered into the account u
will provide l will come over to Europe or Asia to
invest,and you will be the manager of the fund
Please reply me urgently and include ur telephone and
fax numbers so that l can contact u to send u the
CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT through fax.
Best regard
PETER DEDEKUMA.

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