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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • mercyodame@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Steven" <stevenkwame01@excite.com>
Reply-To: steven_kwame1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 10:53:54 -0500 (EST)
Subject: PLEASE REPLY



Mr. Steven Kwame
Chairman, Ecowas Contract
Debt Reconciliation / Appraisal Board,
Eco-Resource Board (ERB).
Accra-Ghana.

Good day,

Account provision for transfer of $45 million USD

My name is Mr Steven kwame , Chairman Ecowas contract dept
reconciliation / appraisal board. I am contacting you to inquire from you if you can assist me safeguard funds amounting to $45million United States Dollars left by our late foreign contractor, whose provided address could not be traced since he died along
with his families. You will be presented as the next of kin to the
Deceased to enable our organisation transfer the money to you .

At the end of the transaction, you will be compensated with 30%
of the money. This transaction is 100% risk free but should be kept
secret and confidential due to my position in Ecowas.

I will give you more details about the transaction when I received
your affirmative response. You can contact my confidential secretary
Mrs. Mercy Odame at her secured E-mail address: mercyodame@yahoo.com

Note: Due to my position now, I have the deceased contract file with
me in case of any question from our organization when the deal get started

Thanks for your understanding, looking forward to hearing from you soonest and
also include your private phone number in your reply for easy communication.

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Steven Kwame.







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