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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:
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • gge_eyadema@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: George Eyadema <gge1_eyadema@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 09:52:00 +0200
Subject: URGENT FINANCIAL TRANSACTION.



FROM: MR.GEORGE EYADEMA.
HOME ADD: 24 JAMES AV. SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA
TEL: + 27738062588
email gge_eyadema@yahoo.com
Date:1st Nov.2007

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/C.E.O,
Before I start, I must first apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to establishing a relationship with you, but you will realize the need for my latter to you.
As a matter of utmost urgency I want you to come to my assistance, My name is George Eyadema, The first son of the fourth and last wife of the late President of Togo Pa Gnassingbe Eyadema who died on Saturday the 5th February, 2005 after a brief illness en route to Paris France for medical attention.
Four months before his death, November 2004 to be precise, He instructed me and my mother Mrs. Beatrice Nee Eyadema with a box containing large amount of money to Johannesburg, South Africa for safe keeping. We deposited the box with a private Security & Finance Company in Johannesburg as Family artifact on my name (Real Content Undisclosed).On our return from Johannesburg I found out that there was a rift in our family due to the trust and love my late father has on my mother which he demonstrated in me, since then there have been series of trouble regarding the money I and my mother took to South Africa.
The reason why I am contacting you is due to the latest development in my country where they manipulated and installed the son of the first wife Mr. Faure Gnassingbe as the current President to the annoyance of the EU, AU, ECOWAS and the UNITED NATION.I left my country Togo with my own family on the eve of his installment knowing that he would use his power to collect the documents relating to this money in South Africa . I am soliciting for your assistance to transfer this money to your country for investment purposes. We are presently staying in a guest house.
Please do furnish me with your private telephone /Fax and physical address. We would only disclose the amount of the money involved as soon as I receive your favorable response, terms and percentage for your assistance will be discussed thereafter. Send all correspondence to gge_eyadema@yahoo.com and logon on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gnassingbe_Eyadema for more information.
Thanks in advance for your anticipated co-operation.
Regards.George Eyadema (on-behalf of my mother)
MRS BEATRICE NEE EYADEMA.
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