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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Inspect.Sam Mulala <sam_mulala1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mulala4@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2007 11:03:08 +0000
Subject: From The Desk Of Sam Mulala


>From The Desk Of Sam Mulala Chief Inspector of Police Of The Kotoka International Airport Accra,Ghana.

Good day to you sir,

I am Chief Inspector of police,Sam Mulala,i was appointed by the president of the Country Ghana,to make sure that before you foreign beneficiary send money to any body in Africa as a whole,i have to be inform so that i can send my officers to go and investigate your client properly to make sure that you foreigners are not scammed.

This committee is organize to Eradicate scamming activities in Africa.

You can call me with this Tel Number +233-27-577-9760 if you want us to investigate any of your client here in Africa before you send any money to him.


Sir please help us to save our great nation.

Regards.Chief Inspector Sam Mulala From the kotoka International airportAccra, Ghana.
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