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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)
  • "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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • adamsalmar1@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Adams Almar" <1@ustpop.org>
Reply-To: adamsalmar1@sify.com
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 03:03:04 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend


Dear Friend



It`s my pleasure for writing you this letter, hope you
are fine? I want to use this opportunity to introduce
myself well to you, 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 a trunck box that contain $20million
U.S DOLLARS which is already in United State of america.



The consignment is right now in United State of America, my Late
father business partner Mr.Richard Mcwilliams, who was
suppose to receive this consignment was asking for 50%
which I and my mother did not agree on for any
reason,that is why we have to stop the delivery to him
immediately.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.Richard Mcwilliams
before he later change his mind because of his greed
which is the reason why we had to stop the delivery to
him.



The director of the shipping company just inform us
yesterday that if we can not provide a new business
partner within this period of time, that the
consignment we be return back to GHANA, so we need you
to stand as my family trustee to receive the
consignment. If you are willing to help
us receive this consignment, all you just have to do
is to contact the shipping company here in Ghana so
that they can give you instruction to their agent
holding the consignment in United State Of America.


If not for God they would have return the consignment
back to Africa but God has been helping us. Please
reply my mail : adamsalmar1@sify.com so that I can
give you more details about the release of this
consignment to you and all you just have to do for us
is to receive this consignment.



Regards,

Adams Almar

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