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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • mollengasekoo@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3amollengasekoo@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mollenga Sekoo" <mollenga1@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 12:02:06 +0100
Subject: Sudan Darfur


Dear,

Compliment of the day,i am Mollenga Sekoo, from Darfur Sudan. I am the first
son of Mr Judikan Sekoo,marchant in Mines and Industry. He was killed by
rebels on his way to Capital city.He deposited trunk box containing 11.5
million U.S Dollars and 175 kg of gold with Security Company in Ghana for
safe keeping and instruct that i make claim it to look after my self and my
Mother with the help of a foreign partner to guide me.


My mother and I are now in Accra Ghana to make claims of the FUND. I intend
to invest this money abroad, hence my contacting you to advice me how best I
can invest this money in your country and buy a house there.For assistance I
offer 15% of the money. We have all the vital documents covering the deposit
fund and the ownership which I can send on request.
email:mollengasekoo@yahoo.com <email%3Amollengasekoo@yahoo.com>
Send direct phone and fax numbers for more information on your reply.

Yours faithfully,

Mollenga Sekoo

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