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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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "johnkofister" <johnkofister@gmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: john_kofi49@latinmail.com
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 00:26:04 +0000
Subject:

ATT ;

Greeting and blessing on to you sorry for contacting you in such i surprising manner,I am johnkofister ,my father own's a Gold and diamond company,in my country Liberian during the crisis my father was kill by the rebel’s before is death he call me as the first son and reveal to me that he deposited a (metalic box's of Gold) and also the sum of ($$$22.3Million USD) cash in a security company here in Ghana Accra, He deposited the fund and Gold boxes as family belongings viable item’s he never tell them that is money inside the metal Boxes.

I am now in Ghana and i have been to the security company ,but the company ask me to persent my father foreign partnerr that will assit me will-draw and receive this consignment for me in is or her country. The main reason of writing this letter is for your cooperation. For you to help me receive the fund consignment in your country.and deposite in your bank account,Sothat i can come over to join you for investment,I can assure you that this transaction is 100% risk-free if only you will act on good faith in regards to Sharing the contents of the box amicably and most important to protect this transaction because is my hope for life now.

All vita documents covering the fund consignment are in my position now.I will also like you to come to Ghana, if you can come so that we meet face to face,and go to the security company because seeing is more beliving For our Mutual benefit All I need from you is as follows: our word that you will keep this business as Confidential as possible at all times until we Conclude this business.Your telephone and fax numbers for communication.Your full permanent address,were the fund cosignment will be dever in your country. We can correspond on e-mail,for security reason I await for you urgent respone to this matter God bless.

Thanks for your understanding
Best Regard’s
johnkofist

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