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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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: chester steven <stevenchester1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 08:11:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CHESTER STEVEN CONSIDER MY OFFER


Dear  Sir,

Permit me to inform you of my desire of
going into business relationship with you. I got your contact from the internet
search where searching for a responsible and humble person who will assist me on
this, prayed over it and selected your name among other names due I was directed
by God to do so, I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and
sincere business .

I am Chester  Stevens . the only Son of late Mr. and
Mrs. David
Stevens.
My
father was a very wealthy Gold and diamond merchant ,in the economic capital of
Sierre Leone, my father was poisoned by his business associates on one of their
outings on a business trip . My mother died when I was a baby and since then my
father took me soespecial.
 
Before the death of my father on January 2004 in a private hospital
here in Ghana
he secretly called me on his bed side and told me that he has the sum of twenty
million United State
Dollars.
USD (US$20 million) left in fixed / suspense
account
in one of the prime bank here in Ghana, that he used my name as his only Son for
the next of Kin in depositing of the fund. He also explained to me that it was
because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business
associates.

That I should seek for a foreign partner in a country of my
choice where I will transfer this money and use it for investment purpose such
as real estate management or hotel
management
. Sir, I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following
ways:

(1) To provide a bank account into which this
money would be transferred to
(2) To serve as a guardian of this fund
.
(3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further
my
education and to secure a resident permit in your
country.

Moreover, sir I am willing to offer you 30% of the total sum
as
compensation for your effort/ input after the successful transfer of this
fund into your nominated account overseas. Furthermore, you indicate your
options towards assisting me as I believe that this transaction would be
concluded within fourteen (14) days you signify interest to assist me.
Anticipating
to hear from you soon Thanks and God bless.

 
Best regards,
Chester 
Stevens

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