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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Godwin Kojo" <godwinkojo010@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 03:52:50 -0900
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS REQUIRED

Dearest One,

Permit me to inform you my heart desire for a business relationship
with you. I got your contact from my search for a foreign partner who
I can transact this business with, an honest and reliable person and I
have prayed over it and decided to confide in you because of your
integrity and educational background.

I am Mrs. Esther Kojo, from Democratic Republic of Namibia nationality;
I am the wife of (late) Dr. George Kojo, former Director of Ministry of
Mines and Energy in Namibia (blessed memory) who was assassinated by
unidentified hoodlums.

After my husband's assassination couple with political crises that
arose in my country, I was force to leave Namibia with my children to
Benin a nearby country in West Africa,

I wish to inform you that I inherited physical valuable properties and
some amount of the sum of US$6.5m.usd (Six million five hundred
thousand United State dollars). From my late husband which he personal
deposited to a security company in Portnovo, Republic of Benin for safe
keeping as our family valuables before he was suddenly assassinated


My Dear, we want to leave Benin entirely for investment in your country
because of the future of my children's and I will highly appreciate you
to assist my family move out our funds to your own country for
investment I am ready to offer you 20% of the total money for your
help. But if may be you are not in better position to help Please let
me know So that I can look for another helper. I am with the
certificate of deposit upon demand. I will show you

Looking forward to your kind reply soonest and may God bless you.

Yours Sincerely

Mrs. Esther Kojo

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