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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "million us 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MCcarty Lewis Obanga" <mccarty_lewis@inbox.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: m55105421@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 21:57:10 +0100
Subject: Very Very Imperative

Attention with regards,

Compliment of the season,I hope this proposal is
reaching you in good condition.How is life with you.
I am MCcarty Lewis Obanga, son to the Late Minister of mine
in the Democratic Rep. of Congo.He was killed as a
result of power tussel and was killed with the Late
President Kabila.After his death I found a huge
amount of money to the tune of $40 Million US dollars
that he kept in a locked trunck box in his
strong room and I decided to flee out with the fund
out
of my country so that what hapened to my father will
not also hapen to me.So I was able to get out with the
aid of a friend who owns a fishing troller to Ghana in
the West African coast and deposited the fund in a
security company for safe keeping but the content I
did not disclose to them.
I need this fund out of Africa for investment and
while I was discussing this with a friend I met at the
trade fair here in Ghana recommend you as a reliable,
honest and God fearing preson that I can trust and
work with.
So what I want from you is how to cross the fund out
of Africa and to invest it into a profiting business
of your choice or your ogernization as soon as possible.
I have mapped out 25% for your assistance,5% for any
expenses incurred during the transaction and 5% to
provide me accomodation and the balance 65%for the
investment.
On recieving this proposal, please get to me either
by phone or through this media.233 242 106082.I am
looking forward to hearing from you soon.
Please this
transaction must be treated as top secret.

Thanks for you co-operations

Your's truly,

MCcarty Lewis Obanga.

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