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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 friend" (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. )
  • "the consignment " (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ali mustapaha <alimustpah3536@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <alimustapha_1@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 07:42:33 -0400
Subject: GOOD DAY PLEASE HELP ME OUT. IN NAME OF GOD




Dear Friend,

My name is , ALI MUSTAPHA am twenty two year old, I hail from SUDAN,all the members of my family were murdered during the conflict, including my Mum and Dad, because of conflict.
I need your help, presently; I am residing in the United Nation's Refugee camp Bujumbura here in Accra Ghana,i believe you are honesty person to help me out. My late father deposited 5.3million pounds in a security company here in Ghana, when he was the personal adviser to the vice president of Sudan.
As the only survival of my parent late father they made me understand that, I will have to provide a benefactor or a foreign partner of my late father, because I am not of age to receive the deposition by myself,
I want you to stand in place of my benefactor, I am willing to part with 30%,if you agree to help me claim this fund.

An official of the Storage house, told me that they could help me to forward and deliver the consignment to person that will be available to stand for me abroad, I have in my possession all the documents covering the consignment fund, I will send my personal passport to you and I want to live with you in your country if you will assist me,I am desperate to leave this country Ghana,because right now i can not go back to SUDAN.please write me immediately,so that I can no your mind on this matter
Thanks,
Yours Sincerely,
ALI MUSTAPHA


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