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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • adamsalmar@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adams Almar" <info@00opp.org>
Reply-To: adamsalmar@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:12:29 +0000
Subject: Please read


Dear Friend,

I am Adams Almar, The son of a late Chief Ali Almar of Sudan,I came to know you in the course of my search for a reliable and God fearing partner and I decide to contact you because I believe you are a reputable person and I felt you can help us over this confidential matter.I count on your integrity and honesty to be able to handle this business. I have two trunk box that contain $20million U.S DOLLARS which is already in USA.

The consignment is right now in America, my Late father business partner Mr.Gordon Dale Bellamy, who was suppose to receive this consignment died along with his wife and his son so he could not receive the consignment.

The Diplomat that suppose to deliver the consignment just inform us yesterday about this incident that he could not deliver the consignment. So we need to provide a new business partner to receive the consignment and if we can not provide a new business partner within this period of time, the consignment we be return back to GHANA, so we need you to stand as my family trustee to receive the consignment in the state. If you are willing to help us receive this consignment, We are ready to give you 20% from the total money because that was the initial agreement we had with my late father partner, Mr.Gordon Dale Bellamy before he Died.

All you have to do is to contact the Diplomat and he will deliver the Consignment to you in your house.

All we need from you is your trust and honesty.We are currently living in the Budumbura refugee camp in Ghana.I will like you to send me your identity,full address details and phone number to this email adress : adamsalmar@hotmail.com so we could get to know you more better.
If you don`t live in America, He can always come to your country where you presently live to deliver the consignment to you.

Sincerely,

Adams Almar
adamsalmar@hotmail.com

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