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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • dave_asare5@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: dave asare <dave_asare2@yahoo.ca>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 10:53:12 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: TO YOUR PERSONAL ATTENTION!!!!


From Dave Asare.
The Operation Manager
with Global security company
105,Boulevard Jean-Paul 11
Lome-Togo.

Please help me lorge this US$10.8M (Ten million eight hundred thousand united state dollars) in your bank account.

Dear Friend,

Read very well and get back to me if you are intrested and can handle this transaction confidentially with me and can keep this transation top secret till we finalise every arrangement for the claim of this funds.

On the 28th of JANUARY 2001, there was a motor accident that happened in northern area of Togo Karaand it happend that one of my cient ,Mr.Arthur Duard Cherrington,who is our customer an international businessman(Contractor/import and exporter) was involved inthe motor accident and died with his next of kin in the painful motor accident and before the motor accident Mr.Arthur Duard Cherrington deposited US$10.8M (Ten million eight hundred thousand united state dollars)with us and well packaged in a trunk box.

Now due to my position in the company he confident in me by telling me the real content of the box,that he wants to use that money for his personal political ambition so he brought it to lome Togo for security purpose.
Since he died with his next of kin nobody has come for the claim of the trunk box containing 10.8M(Ten million eight hundred thousand united state dollars) But was registered as family valuable personal effects with our company through my assistance.

Hence,I soliciate for your assistance in the purporting you to the company as the next of kin to the decease.All arrangement has been put in place for a hitch and risk free transaction.If you are intrested in transacting this deal with me indicate your full intrest to enable me give you more details.

Based on the modalities you will be entitled to 30% of the total sum involved,5% for any expenses that will be incure during the proceed of this transaction like mail,phone and fax bills etc,While 65% will be for me,Why contacting you is because i can not be able to handle this deal myself as a staff of the company.

Ones you confirm your willingness i am going to direct/purport you as the next of kin to the deceased successfully and also give you all neccessary informations needed regarding this transaction. I will be here as your insider to direct and guide you on what to do till the end of the transaction.This transaction requires absoluate secrecy and confidentiality.

I look forward to hearing from you immediately you recieves this urgent message.

NB;You are advise to respond through the alternative email address bellow for security reasons.
( dave_asare5@yahoo.ca ).

Yours Friend,

Mr.Dave Asare.




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