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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms. Gifty J. Abavana" <abavanagr@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: abavanag@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:19:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Proposal


Hello,

It impresses me to email you of which I hope it will meet you in a very good condition of health with your family, however; I stumbled into your contact through a generial search on the internet as a result of looking for a reliable source that will assist me.

My name is Mrs. Gifty J. Abavana and ever since my late husband Hon. Lawrence R. Abavana, former Ghanaian Agriculture minister died the mass media wouldn't just let me and my family be due to his involvement in so many financial malpractices when he was then in office as the minister of Agriculture.

The embarrassments are getting on my nerves, I would have loved to travel out of the country to a place where I will have peace and spend the rest of my life with my children of which I will like you to keep this top secret and confidential as you also take time to review my family on the website: www.ghanacastle.gov.gh/President/castle_newsp_details.cfm?EmpID=476

In the light of the above, I am contacting you to assist me in transferring out of Ghana the sum of US$14.7 Million and the 250kg of AU Gold which my husband also deposited as family treasures with a security company for safe-keeping for the sake of our children’s future. My Dear I need your support to execute this project and secondly after the fund is successfully transferred, you shall invest the money into any business avenue you might deem healthy to recycle the funds.

For your effort, I am prepared to reward you handsomely if only my situation interest you meanwhile I am thanking you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in good faith as we progress.
Kind Regards,

Ms. Gifty J. Abavana


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