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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:

• 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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • poritce@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: poritce manful <prtc2_4u@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 03:38:04 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: GREETING


Dear Friend,
I am 23 years old and a 3rd year Business Admin student of University
of Ghana, Legon.Dr/Mrs Fred & Lydia Manful were my parents. My father headed one of Ghana’s most successful private enterprises,Manful Farms & Co. Ltd. He was the principal shareholder of the family enterprise, which produces more than 50 percent of Ghana’s day-old-chicks, and a large proportion of its table eggs and dressed chicken.My father had advanced poultry science in Ghana, receiving numerous awards of recognition for his contribution to the field.It is sad to say that he died of the deadly Acquired Immune Deficience Syndrome AIDS on the15thFeb.,2006.Two days after my father was pronounced HIV positive, my mother committed suicide. Now, I can no longer walk freely on the streets, at school or even in the church without being pointed at or gossiped about. This development has affected me
academically, physically and psychologically and I have decided to come over to your country where I would have peace to live and further my education and
have contacted you to assist me to transfer out of Ghana the sum of $US17.3M and 300kg of AU GOLD which my father deposited with a financial institution here for my upkeep
when it became obvious he was going to die. I intend to invest this money in
your business or any other business you deem healthy.However, my uncle
do not know about this money and my father, on his sick bed, warned me not
to let him know about it so I'll appreciate if you keep my letter
confidential or delete if you do not accept my proposal. You'll be rewarded with 20% of the total funds for your effort.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Poritce Manful
Mobile: +233.246.768.268
poritce@hotmail.com

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