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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. )
  • "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)
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Fraud email example:

From: tina kwaku <tt_kwaku5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tina_toju_kwaku@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 06:16:44 +0000
Subject: CONTACT ME



Accra Ghana. Dear sir ,madam.
I am Mrs.Tina Toju Kwaku from SEIRRA LEONE, I am contacting you from the refugee camp here in Accra Ghana, I got your contact in a search for a trust worthy person that will assist me and my children to invest my family inheritance, because God has told me you can help me. I am the second wife of King Kabal kwaku. the former Managing Director General of sierra Leone Diamond Milling Corporation. During the former regime in my country. My late husband was killed during to the war in my country by the rebels due to he was to contest for the presidential election in my country. After the death of my husband I took my two children to escape to Ghana to meet with my late husband’s friend, on getting to Ghana to find out that my late husbands friend is now late. I decided to seek for borabora refugee here in Ghana. at this moment I am in the refugee camp with my children. I wish to know if you can assist us to invest the money we inherited from my late husband. My husband deposited the sum of $10.000,000,00. (ten million dollars) with some diamonds. In a Finance Security Company here in Ghana. As family treasure which he used my first sons name Yemi kwaku as the next of kin to this family deposit. Before the death of my husband he told me in secret were he kept the documents which he used in making this deposit in a security company in ghana.
he warned me never to allow the first wife Mrs. Enid kwaku to know about this deposit because she will want to take it away from us. He told me that he used my own first sons name as the next of kin to this deposit, he told me that incase any thing happens to him in this election that I should go with my son to claim this deposit and invest it out side sierra Leone for our own use. We have contacted the finance security company to confirm the existence of this deposit. We wish to solicit for your assistance to help us come over to your country and to invest this our inheritance. We have no intention of settling down here in this country for security reason.
my children said that they want us to settle some where better, this is the reason why we have decided to contact you for your assistance and help. I and my children are in need of a God fearing person who will assist us to invest this our inheritance,. Actually I do not want involvement of any body from Our country because of our safety, due to. They will want to take the money away from us even kill us I have all the documents which my husband use in making this deposit. As soon as I hear from you I will give you more details and direct you on how to receive this money for our investments. After that I will like you to make arrangement for me and my children to come over to your country to reside. I and my son have decided to give to You 20 percent of the total sum for the assistance you are rendering to us. Please let me Know if you are interested to assist us. So that we can start making arrangements on how to come over to your country. Thank you I wait to hear from you. Best Regards,. Mrs.Tina Toju Kwaku
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