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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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• 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.
  • thamos.bata@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Thomas Bata" <alexanmg@slu.edu>
Reply-To: thamos.bata@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 19:48:27 -0500
Subject: HELLO


Dear Friend
I am Thomas Bata ,i Am the first son to late Mr.Morris Bata
who passed on to the Great beyond 0n Tuesday, August 24,
2004 in the Siberia Airlines Tu-154 Crash.When the news of
his death got to the office all the staff fled and they took
advantage of looting my fathers property and wealth.I
quickly ran to Ghana with my consignments worth $18million
USD and a box of 20kg of gold which is presently lying down
in the Accra Ghana kotoka Int,Airport and will be delivered
by a reliable pilot who work with a reliable courier company
to you upon your kind and matured
response.
Well,a missionary christain sister who i met here gave me
your contact to contact you that you are a good person who
will assist me toreceive
my consignments for me to come over and start investment
there in your country.I am the only son of my late
father,presently am living with a Rev,father who introduce
me to a diplomat friend of his who work in Accra Ghana and
who will be delivering the consignments to you.
At the moment, I want a dependable top personality who can
invest the consignments for me in a very viable project
outside Africa. He is to
guide me as to what areas to invest as I have done business
but have
always been a technocrat all my life.
Please contact me immediately so that we can discuss the
benefits and what is involved.
Please this is confidential and i will want this to be
secret until this transaction is done and your benefits
remitted to you.
Looking forward to hearing from you here
(thamos.bata@yahoo.co.uk)
Yours Faithfully

Thomas Bata
+233247478553
+233248129422

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