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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:

• 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.
  • pius_ottah@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 07:54:31 -0800
Subject: very urgent


I am an accountant with a finance house in Accra Ghana. There
was a client who deposit sum of $15m with us and he died on
accident since 2002 nobody to claim the money from the bank,
the account has been decleared domant, I and my manager have
decided to contact you to be the beneficiary of the fund..
I want you to stand as the owner of the money so that we
claim the money from the bank, all the documents will be
provided to you, all we needed from you is your full name
and address including your telephone number and bank particulars
where the fund can be transfer to before disbursement. Also I
want you to tell me how much percentage you will like to take
after the fund has successfully lodged in your destnation.
Thanks waiting for your reply.
Pius Ottah
Alternative mail pius_ottah@hotmail.com.
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