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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s dollars" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "joy williams" <mbkomana@katamail.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 11:38:05 -1200
Subject: Hello from Joy

Dear,Good day.

I know that this mail might be a surpriseing to you but do
consider it as an emergency. In a nut shell, My name is Miss
Angela komana from the republic of Sierria-Leone in west
Africa.

The only child of late Dr.Williams komana. I am looking for
someone who can take me as a child or friend I promise to be
obidient to you and I will bring happiness to your life,My
late father was the managing director of Rainbow Gold and
Diamond company in (KENEMA)Sierra-Leone.But he was poisoned
to death alongside with my mother by his business associate,
On one of their outing to discuss a business deal in
oversea,

However, after their death I managed to stay alone and when
the war broke out in my country. I escape to Accra Ghana
where my late father deposited some money on my behalf.He
has the sum of (US$5.2M)Five million two hundred thousand
U.S Dollars only. This amount was deposited by my late
father in one of the leading security company, Presently, I
am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy
foriegn personality to help me. I will map out 15% for you.

(1) you will Stand on my behalf as the beneficiary for the
claim of the inheritance from the company since the
management of the company adviced that I should solicit for
an individual or corporate organization to claim the deposit
for me as they cannot release it directly to me due to my
status right now.

(2)you will Help me secure my travelling documents to meet
you as soon as my money is released to you.

Furthermore,you can contact the company for confirmation so
that the company will know that you are my partner,that will
enable the company correspond with you on my behalf.I am
giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on
your acceptance to assist me as your business partner if
possible and manage the money for me.

My regard to your family.

Yours sincerely.

Joy Komana.



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