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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:
  • "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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • davidmensah01@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "david mensah" <mrdmgh2@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:15:24 -0800
Subject: From: Mr. David Mensah


From: Mr. David Mensah
Tel: +233 243 402950,
davidmensah01@jmail.co.za


ATTN:MY DEAR,

BUSINESS PROPOSAL URGENT REPLY

I am David MENSAH,I hereby solicit for your Urgent Assistance for the
purchase of some landed property in your country; I just got your contact
Through One of my associates an indigene of your country who visited my
country during our political campaign year 2005. Basically, my inquiry is to
know if you will be of significant importance to Me by locating a nice
landed property for purchase in your country. I have intention to use this
money either to start importation of HEAVY DUTIES MARCH! INES, FOOD ITEMS,
ELECTRICAL PARTS, or any movable items through your directive from your
country. I am a representing our political party here in the Republic of
Ghana (N.P.P) NATIONAL PATRIOTIC PARTY.

We are the leading party in the present Government, therefore, since you can
assure me of this little request Then, I will give you details on how to
proceed, this is my personal deal, our code of conduct and civil service
rules as enshrine in our 1999 constitution does not allow any government
official to have any property out side the Country, also we have no
authority to operate foreign account, for this request, I want you to stand
as my foreign Technical partner to claim the total amount of(FIFTEEN MILLION
DOLLARS), which was recovered from top military officers in the past
military government.

Therefore, I will protect our interest and to secure every legitimate/ valid
document covering the total amount from (NATIONAL DRUG ENFORCEMENT AGENCY)!
to proof as evidence to whom ever it may concern that the money does not
made either from money laundry, hard drugs, Terrorist. It is 100% risk free.
Please if you can help me to secure this transaction without any discrepancy
or Misconduct, I will entrust into your care all the relevant documents, but
I will like to have a proper agreement with you prior to finalizing with
both parties.

This transaction will take only 14 working days to be completed
successfully for our mutual benefit NOTE as a matter of priority, this
information were not disclose to my associate with regards to the issue
proposed to you herein. Secondly, you will be required to arrive here in my
country to claim the fund. But, if you cannot be able to visit here, we go
through diplomatic way, by contacting a diplomat who can help us to move the
fund direct to your country for quick investments, since you can provide
your Identity to proof that you will not runaway with the money after it
might been delivered in your country. I look forward to hear from you.
Please kindly reply to my private email (davidmensah01@jmail.co.za)

God be with you
David Mensah.
Tel: +233 243 402950

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