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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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • mr_dm50@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: private private <privatedm2@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: private_ghana1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2007 21:33:38 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL URGENT REPLY


From:Mr. David Mensah
Tel:+233 243 402950,
mr_dm50@yahoo.com

ATTN:MY DEAR,

BUSINESS PROPOSAL URGENT REPLY

I am David MENSAH,I hereby solicit for your Urgent Assistance for the purchase of some landed property in your country; I just got your contact Through One of my associates an indigene of your country who visited my country during our political campaign year 2005. Basically, my enquiry is to know if you will be of significant importance to Me by locating a nice landed property for purchase in your country. I have intention to use this money either to start importation of HEAVY DUTIES MARCH! INES, FOOD ITEMS, ELECTICAL PARTS, or any moveable items through your directive from your country. I am a representing our political party here in the Republic of Ghana (N.P.P) NATIONAL PATROTIC PARTY.

We are the leading party in the present Government, therefore, since you can assure me of this little request Then, I will give you details on how to proceed, this is my personal deal, our code of conduct and civil service rules as enshrine in our 1999 constitution does not allow any government official to have any property out side the Country, also we have no authority to operate foreign account, for this request, I want you to stand as my foreign Technical partner to claim the total amount of(FIFTEEN MILLION DOLLARS), which was recovered from top military officers in the past military government.

Therefore, I will protect our interest and to secure every legitimate/ valid document covering the total amount from (NATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY)! to proof as evidence to whom ever it may concern that the money does not made either from money laundry, hard drugs, Terrorist. It is 100% risk free. Please if you can help me to secure this transaction without any discrepancy or Misconduct, I will entrust into your care all the relevant documents, but I will like to have a proper agreement with you prior to finalizing with both parties.

This transaction will take only 14 working days to be completed
successfully for our mutual benefit NOTE as a matter of priority, this information were not disclose to my associate with regards to the issue proposed to you herein. secondly, you will be required to arrive here in my country to claim the fund. But, if you cannot be able to visit here, we go through diplomatic way, by contacting a diplomat who can help us to move the fund direct to your country for quick investments, since you can provide your Identity to proof that you will not runaway with the money after it might been delivered in your country. I look forward to hear from you.

God be with you
David Mensah.


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