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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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Fraud email example:

From: betty nana <bettyghana1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bettyghana@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:52:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: help us pls


DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I WILL LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU, MY NAME IS BETTY NANA. I CAME FROM A ROYAL FAMILY IN GHANA, MY FATHER WAS A FORMER CHIEF OF MY OWN TOWN BEFORE HE DEAD, MY FATHER NEPHEW HAS BECOME A CHIEF OF MY OWN TOWN AND HIS VERY WICKED, HE HAS TOOK 3/4 OF ALL THE PROPERTIES OF MY FATHER.

DUE TO THE WICKED ATTITUDE OF MY FATHER NEPHEW MY BROTHERS, SISTERS AND MY STEP BROTHERS,SISTERS COULD NOT COMPLETED THEIR EDUCATION, EVEN SOME COULD NOT ATTEND....
I WAS THE ONLY PRIVILEGED ONE WHO COMPLETED ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. WE ARE 13 IN NUMBER BOTH BROTHER AND SISTER, I AM THE ONE ONLY ONE WHO CAN WRITE AND READ.

OUR FAMILY HAS A TREASURE OF GOLD DUST ,WHICH WE ARE LOOKING FOR HONEST AND GOD FEARING SOMEONE, WHO CAN ASSIST MY FAMILY OF SELLING THIS GOLD DUST AND GOLD BARS OF 2,000 KG ON BEHAVE. SO THAT I, AND ALL MY FAMILY WILL FREE FROM POVERTY.
WE WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS MONEY TO FURTHER OUR EDUCATION SO THAT WE CAN BECOME SOMEBODY IN LIFE.

THIS GOLD I AM TALKING ABOUT IT IS IN OUR FAMILY HOUSE NOW, WE DONT HAVE ANY DOCUMENT TO COVER IT BUT YOU CAN ARRANGE FOR A DOCUMENT TO BACK IT HERE IN GHANA AND WE DONT WANT TO SELL IT IN GHANA, BECAUSE OF CHIEF AND MY WICKED FATHER NEPHEW I CAN ALSO TAKE THE PICTURE OF THE GOLD TO YOU IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE PICTURE OF THE GOLD TO BELIEVE IT .


IF YOU ARE INTRESTED TO HELP US SEND ME AN E-MAIL, BECAUSE IN MY VILLAGE WE DONT HAVE A TELL PHONE, I HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR 42 MILES TO THE CITY TO SEND THIS MAIL TO YOU.
WAITING FOR A HELP FROM YOU.


BETTY NANA


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