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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Smith=20Annah?= <smith_annah2100@yahoo.com.ve>
Reply-To: smith_annah@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 08:14:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME OUT


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:smith_annah2100@yahoo.com.ve

PLEASE HELP ME OUT

- DEAR FRIEND IT IS TRUE THAT THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SUPRISE SINCE WE HAVENOT MET URSELVES PHYSICALLY.BUT BEFORE I PROCEED,I WOULD WANT TOINTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU. MY NAME IS SMITH ANNAH ,I AM THE FIRST SON OF LATE YAW ANNAH .MY FATHER WAS A VERY WEALTHY MAN BEFORE HIS DEATH TWO YEARS AGO.HE MARRIED TWO WIVES OF WHICH MY MOTHER WAS THE FIRST,BUT SHE DIED THREE YEARS AFTER MY BIRTH AND THAT WAS THE REASON WHY MY FATHER TOOK A SECOND WIFE.SINCE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, MY STEP MOTHER HAS BEEN NEGLECTING MY RIGHT AS THE FIRST SON AND DOES NOT WANT ME TO HAVE ANY SHARE IN MY FATHER'S BUSINESS EMPIRE.ALL HER CONCERN IS ABOUT HER ERSONAL CHILDREN AND BECAUSE OF THAT NO ATTENTION IS BEING GIVEN TO ME.BUT BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER,AS HIS FIRST SON,HE SERECTLY IS DISCLOSED TO ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF {$7.5M} IN A SECURITY COMPANY WHICH IS BASED IN ACCRA,GHANA AND ALSO KEPT UNDER MY CARE THE(DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE).DUE TO THE CONDITION OF OUR FAMILY,AND AS I DO NOT WANT ANY MEMBER OF OUR FAMILY TO BE AWARE OF THE DEVELOPMENT, I CANNOT CLAIM THE MONEY MYSELF.IN VIEW OF THIS,I WANT YOU TO PRESENT YOURSELF AS MY FATHER'S FOREIGN PARTNER SO THAT THE FUND WOULD BE RELEASED TO YOU AFTER WHICH I WOULD COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR THE SHARING OF THE FUND.YOU ARE ENTILED TO RECEIVE 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AFTER THE FINAL CONCLUSION OF THE TRANSACTION. BEAR IN MIND THAT HONESTY AND SINCERITY SHALL BE OUR WATCH WORD IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO HELP ME OUT,I SHALL LET YOU KNOW THE NEXT STEP WE SHALL TAKE.I LOOK FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR RESPONSE SOONEST.HAVE MY BEST REGARDS AND GOD BLESS YOU.SMITH ANNAH.

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