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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:
  • "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. )
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "urgent assistance" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "for easy and confidential communication" (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.
  
• 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.
  • mohammedjohnsson50@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mohammed johnsson" <mohammedjohnsson50@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mohammedjohnsson@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 08:07:51 +0000
Subject: PLEASE HELP MY FAMILY ( A CRY FOR HELP)

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL.
FROM:MR MOHAMMED JOHNSSON.
Email:mohammedjohnsson50@hotmail.com





STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


Dear



Compliments of the day to you and your family.I am writing to you with much
respect and honor to this letter, which must remain private and
confidential. I know my proposal will come to you as a surprise since you do
not precisely know me. Anyway, my mind accepted you and I believe that this
proposal will bring mutual benefit for both of us.

Let me use this medium to introduce myself to you, I am Mr Mohammed
Johnsson , the Son of Alhaji Usman Kabiri Johnsson, the former chairman of
Diamond National Mining Co-operation and once the Director of Works and
Housing before his untimely death. My Father associated himself with coup
plotters that ousted the government of Ahmed Tijan Kabbah on the 25th of May
1997 and was executed including ten (10) others.


As a result of his death and uncontrollable war in my country, Sierra Leone,
my mother and I decided to seek asylum in South Africa where my Father had
deposited US31.5m (THIRTY ONE Million Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) for us. We now want to use this money for investment in your
country since we do not have anybody to assist us. Therefore, I am asking
for your urgent assistance to forward this money into your country using
very confidential and reliable means in which I will offer you 20% of the
total amount for your king assistance.

However, This money is safely kept in a Security Company before my father
death under disguise as precious items and nobody has any slight knowledge
of what is inside the box deposited with the Security Company. In other
words, there is no risk involved and so not hesitate to ask questions where
necessary. All the documents covering the deposition of the money with the
Security Company are intact with me . For more information, please contact
me on or through Email (mohammedjohnsson50@hotmail.com) to provide you
with detailed information on how the transfer of this fund can made to your
country upon acceptance. Please your private phone and fax numbers will be
mostly needed for easy and confidential communication.

I look forward to hearing from you immediately you receive this mail. Thanks
and may God almighty bless you.

Best regards,

Mr Mohammed Johnsson.

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