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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)
  • "fiduciary agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: williamsa adangwa <williamsadangwa@walla.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2007 17:37:40 +0200
Subject: GREETINGS


Dear Sir /Ma
Greetings
It is with mixed feelings that I communicate you through this medium as we are seeking a faithful, sincere and reliable partner who will assist us in investing our late father's fortune valued US$7, 745, 000.00.

This amount was originally deposited by our late father in a security company and just before my father and two of my siblings were killed by rebels in our family house in Sierra Leone, my father had successfully lodged the money at Standard Chartered Bank ,Accra, Ghana.
Myself and my Elder sister are the only survivors of our family. We have successfully through the assistance of the foreign operations Director of Standard Chartered Bank ,Accra transferred the amount from their Unclaimed Balances pool account to that of Private Bank in Monaco which is one of their affiliate . We did this because a tax haven exists in Monaco as we could not pay the huge taxes required by Standard Chartered Bank for the release of the money to us.We are presently at the Bujumbra refugee camp in Accra at moment.

I am therefore seeking your assistance to stand-in for us as our late Father's business partner and Trustee, to claim this money from the offshore bank in Monaco as the beneficiary. You will also be required to assist us in investing our own part of the money into viable business ventures and arrange on how best we can join you in your country. We are offering you 25% of the total funds as a reward for your time and effort.

Standard Chartered Bank has already nominated a fiduciary agent in Monaco who will act as a Financial adviser and mediator between you and the Monaco bank and to assist us in obtaining the relevant documents required by the bank for the release of the funds to you.
Please note that you stand no risk at all in assisting us to conclude this transaction because the money is legitimately our family fortune and no Tax payment is involed. As soon as I hear from you stating your Full Names, Home Address, and Telephone Number, we will proceed on this matter.
please reply to my private email address williamsadangwa@walla.com [mailto:williamsadangwa@walla.com]Tel:00233-274045070Best Regards
williams adangwa




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