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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: George Oti <oti_george_3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: oti_george@latinmail.com
Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2008 20:12:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr. George Oti Edward.


From Mr. George Oti Edward.
Accra Ghana, West Africa.
TEL +233-24228-1085


Confidential message.


Attn Sir,


I am writing this mail to you from my residence because of how confidential it is,this letter contains some confidential materials and should be delected from your mail box if you are unable to help me out concerning the proposal.I am the director of international remittance in a bank here in Accra Ghana.


I have an amount of 8 million dollars belonging to Gen Robert Guei Ivoiry Coast president who was shot dead together with all his family last September by the Government soldiers Ivoiry Coast on an accusation of plotting a failed coup de etat. this money was 58 million dollars but some 50 million dollars have been used in the importation of arms by the General until he met the unexpected death and the remain 8 million is interest of the 50 millinon he deposited in our bank.

I have all the necessary documents involved in the deposition and the withdrawal of the part of the money and the next of kin was his personal security guard who also met death.Now I want you to stand as the next of kin and help me transfer this amount of money out from here.This business is 100% risk free and you will let my bank knows that i am the person that introduce into you this transaction because i am still in service with my bank now so you will deal direct with my bank but I will give you all the information regards to the succes of this transaction.
I want you to know that this business involves another top official in our bank and must not be taken as a joke, I advice you to think very well before responding because we need a very strong hand in this transaction.
Your percentage and other important details will be discussed once I confirm your kind willingness in helping to the transfer. I await your postive response.

Thanks.
Regards,
George Oti Edward.


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