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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:
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Koffi Mensah Mensah <mensaha1@mensaha1.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2006 18:59:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: ATTN:SIR



Dear partner,
I am Mr Koffi Mensah writing to inform you of my desire to acquire space, house, estates, or landed properties in your country on behalf of Mr. Yew Osafo Maafo, former minister of education Ghana.
Considering his very strategic and influential position, in the country he would want the transaction to be as strictly confidential as possible. he further wants his identity to remain undisclosed at least for now, until the completion of the transaction. Hence our desire to have an overseas agent. I have therefore been directed to inquire if you would agree to assist him as his overseas partner to acquire any property through your able company or self. We need your trust and co-operation to seeing that this is a success. Note that you will be receiving 20% of the invesment funds including the proceed as your Commission entitlement.
The Buyer has mapped out £9 million british pounds for this purpose. I therefore ask that you to assure me in confidence your capability to handle and keep it as a top secret because of his position as former financial minister in the country, this investment, in addition I will advice you send us pictures of the Properties available for our consideration if any at the moment.
Please for further details contact me on my private email. maafo1@ozu.es
http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=103713
Regards
Mr. Koffi Mensah

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