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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "Durant Kojo" <kojodurant@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 14:42:40 +0100
Subject: Hello


Hello:
How are you. First I most solicit strictest confidence to you and I pray
that my desire to contact you will be given me genuine approval considering
the fact we have not know each other before which to use this opportunity to
introduces myself to you.
I am Durant kojo from Liberia Monrovia I am writing to inform you my desire
to invest and buy a living house in your country, I am the child of late
Chiefs peter kojo my Father diamond merchant in my country before he died.


My father died of cancer due to smoking, Before my father deid he reveal to
me about the Consignment containing $12.5.millionusd which he deposited with
a security company here in Accra Ghana for safe keeping and investment
purpose.
Presently my mother and me came all the way to Ghana since my father died to
notify the security company for the cliams, and we are stays in the camp
here.

I and my Mother went to the the security company for the claims of the
consignment and the security company told us that before the consignment can
be release to
us from the company we need a foreign partner overseas to receive the
consignment because that was the Contract Bond Signed between my late father
and the
security company, which I want you to lecture us on how best we can invest
this consignment in your country, bescuase my father told us that it's is
dangerous to invest this money in Africa, due to market instability facing
African countries that is why we
want to invest in abroad.

For your assistance, myself and my mother have agreed to offer our foreign
partner 20% of the total amount of the money for your assistance and 5% for
all expenses, we have all the vital Document covering the consignment which
is (1, Certificate Of Ownership
,(2)Certificate Of Deposit (3) Contract Bond )and they are here with my
late father Barrister here in Ghana.

Please note that I want you to keep it confidential alone. Which I will want
you give me your phone numbers so that I can give you more information about
the transaction. Hope to here from you shortly
God bless you'' as you Do.
Best regard
Durant

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