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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:
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mr.Kofi Appiah <cv.kf1ap@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cv.kphaa@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 11:56:39 +0100
Subject: I await your reply asap



Dear Sir, I am Mr.Kofi Appiah, an accountant with International Commercial Bank here in Ghana West Africa. I was privileged to use my position to over invoice a contract by excess of twenty six million Dollars($26.000.000.00) which I have insured and secured in the banks escrow account here in our branch and what I need now is a trust worthy Foreigner whom will stand as the original depositor of this fund so that the fund will be tranferred to his company or private account immediately. I will use my position to influence this project in other to expedite the transfer by our bank head office.I intend to part with 40% of this fund to you as gratification while 60% shall be for me. This transaction is purely legal and practically no risk involve, It will be a bank-to-bank transfer. I await your positive reply or call +233274528824 for more details and the next step to follow.Best regards, Mr.Kofi Appiah
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