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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mroti.george@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2008 02:01:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mr. George Oti Edward.


From Mr. George Oti Edward.
Accra Ghana, West Africa.
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nfidential Message To You.



I have a proposal for you this however is not mandatory nor will I in any m=
anner compel you to honor against your will.

I have to introduce myself first; my name is Mr. George Oti a banker workin=
g with one of the leading banks in West Africa. In this bank existed a dorm=
ant account for the past years, which belong to a Syria national who works =
with Ghana mining cooperation
but he is now late.

When we discovered that there had been neither deposits nor withdrawals fro=
m this account for some time I decided to carry out a system investigation =
and discovered that none of the family member or relations of the owner is =
aware of this account. This is the story in a nutshell. Now I want an accou=
nt overseas where I can transfer these funds and come over to meet with you=
for investment in your country.

Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account=
.. It is a careful network and for the past six months I have worked out eve=
rything to ensure a hitch-free operation.

The amount at the moment, plus all the accumulated interest in this account=
stands at S$4.7,000,000.00 (four million seven hundred thousand US dollars=
).

Now our questions are:

1. Can you handle this project?
2. Can I give you this trust?
3. What will be your commission?

Consider this and get back
at me as soon as possible.

Finally, it is my humble prayer that the information as contained here in i=
s accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deser=
ves.

I hope my message did not come as an embarrassment to you, but if it does p=
lease kindly accept my apologies.

Thanks in anticipation.

Respectfully yours,

Mr. George Oti
(Ghana, West Africa)

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