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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:
  • "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. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • aviseyadema35@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Avis Eyadema" <aviseyadema23@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 13:15:08 +0100
Subject: Help


PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

From:
Avis Eyadema,

Dear Sir,


This proposal may come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a
day that people meet and become great friends and business partners.

It's my pleasure writing you this mail, I am a Togolese by Nationality. My
name is AVIS EYADEMA, I am one of the numerous sons of Late GNASSINGBE
EYADEMA, with so many wife and children which am one of them, former
President of Togo who rule for 38 years and later was succeeded by my half
brother and the first son FAURE EYADEMA. Before my father died he deposited
huge amount of money in a security company here in Accra, Capital city of
Ghana.

Before my father died, he instructed and confined in me as his son about his
business and secrecy. As a matter of fact, my father gave me some documents
bearing the name of a Security company in Accra capital city of Ghana, which
he told me was the place he deposited huge amount of money, Gold and Diamond
when he was assigned for special duty.

Armed with this documents that my father gave to me, I flew to Accra , Ghana
where I confirmed the documents. The Company showed me two sealed trunk
boxes with the inscription "FAMILY ARCHIVE" with my name being used as the
next of kin in the deposit form.

However, my father had earlier informed me that he cleverly packed the
Fifteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars ( $15.5 Million ) in one
sealed trunk box the second box contains Gold and Diamond and told the
Company that they contain the works of art. This he did in order to conceal
the money from being detected.

Now with my father exit, I need a foreign partner with the image of God in
him who will assist me to receive this proceeds in abroad , and who will
equally not sidetrack me when this money get into his possession.

On completion of this transaction, I wish to offer you 25% of total sum for
your assistance,10% for unforeseen or miscellaneous and 65% for I and my
family and my family will also come over to your country for a joint
investment according to your directives.

I am here in Ghana because of a treat of my life by my half brother, FAURE ,
the current President now, who is trying all means to confiscate the funds
from me after knowing that my late father made a huge deposit with my name
as his next of kin.

Contact me with the above mentioned information's if you know with can work
together for more details.

Yours truly,

Avis Eyadema.

Email me on : aviseyadema35@rocketmail.com

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