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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:
  • "million united states 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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +221766988657 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <gremarg@ymail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:51:22 +0000
Subject: My Greeting to you



Hello,



I am Greg Margai, son of a Govt contractor and one of the directors of a Gold

and Mine Industry in Sierra Leone who died on the 22nd February2002.

The reason while I contacted you is that I am desperately looking for a person

to assist me in this confidential transaction. My movement and that of other

members of my family has been highly restricted but happily I have been able to

move out of Sierra Leone and I am now in Senegal.

Before the death of my father he deposited the sum of USD9,000,000.00(nine

million united states dollars) in a private security trust company for safe

keeping only. All the related documents are intact with me as the only son, and

I have contacted the company .I am currently in Dakar Senegal as an asylum

seeker pending when I get a foriegn partner because the monetary laws here does

not allow asylum seekers to operate any bank account.



MUTUAL TRUST AND CONFIDENTIALITY

Based on the above, I am contacting you so that you can help me invest this fund

in your country hoping that you will remain trust worthy.The fund was realized

from some contract awarded, and gold and diamond sales when my late father was

heading the industry. If you are ready I will give you all the information needed.

PLEASE YOUR CONFIDENTIALITY IN THIS TRANSACTION IS HIGHLY REQUIRED.



Yours sincerely,

Greg Margai

Nb= You can contact me on phone number +221766988657 And Email is =



(gremarg@ymail.com )

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