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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • diepreiye@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Diepreiye Henry" <diepreiye@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 14:39:02 +0000
Subject:

Dear beloved one,

My special greetings to you in the name of God Almighty. May also His
mercies and blessings shower around you and your family. My name is Henry
Diepreiye. I hail from the Republic of Sierra Leone. I am 51
years.Presently, i work as the watch-day to the church i worship with here
in the city of Abidjan Cote D'Ivorie.I was blessed by God with only 2 girls
( Rose and Sandra ).

However, my daughter Rose was engaged for marriage with a brethren in our
church who was a foreigner. His name is Mr Singh Fouad. The foreigner was
working with as an expartriate here in Abidjan. Meanwhile,his affection for
my family made me take him as my son.But i never knew that one day tears of
mourn would fall on my cheek.

On the 14th day of JUNE last year, my beloved daughter and her fiance were
shot down by the girl whom he formerly promised to marry before he knew my
daughter. Ever since then i have not got myself due to the great loss. You
can understand what i mean.

Meanwhile, it was on saturday last week while i was transferring his house
properties to my house after a written notice from his landlord to clear his
late tenants property from his building, that i saw a cheque book which
told me that he had somey money in the bank here. After my written notice
to the bank about the situation of things,they told me that he had 5.6
million British pounds in his account and i was asked to provide the
next-of-kin or beneficiary to the man before the money could be
released.They said that the next of kin or beneficiary must be a foreigner
with valid international credentials.

Now i cant locate any member of his family or relatives So this led to my
internet search for someone with the fear of God (someone who can not let me
down either now or in time to come ) to seek his consent to stand as the
beneficiary or next of kin to this man, hence i contacted you. So i have
contacted you to stand as the beneficiary / next of kin to this foreigner
since you also a foreigner with valid international credntials, so that the
money will be paid directly into your account after which you will arrange
for me to come over for sharing and investments.Please while replying this
mail, try to specify the percentage that would be good for you as for your
involvement.

Awaiting for your urgent response via diepreiye@yahoo.com

Thanks

Henry Diepreiye

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