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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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.
  
• 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.
  • bahfamily02@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Erick Bah" <bahfamily3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:10:30 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE

From: Mr. Erick Bah

Johannesburg,South Africa.

Tel: 00 27 83 358 1888

My private Email Addrses: bahfamily02@yahoo.com

 

 

Dear Sir,

 

                                I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE

 

I hope you and your family are in good health? Infact I want to use this time and opportunity that Almighty God has given to me to introduce myself, I am from Sierra Leona in Africa presently livening in Republic of South Africa as a refugee, with my younger sister, we are a victim of war and the son of late (chief Dr. Bah) the Assassinated former assistant director of gold and diamond mining corporation in my country.

I have business opportunity for you, and I must solicit your confidence as I have, pray to God that my decision to contact you will be genuinely approved considering the fact that we have not known each other personally. During my fathers reign, I fronted for him in the sales of diamond and tantalite to some Dutch and French companies and the proceeds US$15.4m(Fifteen million four hundred Thousand United States Dollars) paid back to him, which he kept in a trunk box as diamond and tantalite and moved into a security company in South Africa.

After his assassinate all his accounts have recently been frozen, however this did not affect the US$15.4m(Fifteen Million Four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) which he kept in a security company in South Africa, with my name as the NEXT OF KIN and he also let the Security company to know that in the time of collecting the good, that I as the NEXT OF KIN and his business foreign partner will be their once to make clam of the goods, which he did not mention any name to the Security company as his foreign partner, Since no name was mention I want you to assist us to stand as the foreign partner of my late father to claim the consignment/ fund for transfer, and I am having every information and documents needed for the clearance of the consignment from the security company.

We are present facing difficulty my sister and I, I am calling your attention to help us and stand as the foreign partner/ beneficiary of the consignment / Fund, so that we can go for the clearance and move it over there in your country for our investment plan, I am making this request to you with tears in my eyes and I feel that your spirit would listen to my word for help and answer me without delay. I am confiding in you not to let this out to anyone. I intend to go into partnership agreements with you for our investment, as we will both agree upon.

I want as a matter of trust and urgency to help me move these funds out of the Security Company for my sister and I. For easy communication I require without delay for your full details Tel /fax number, and for your kind assistance, 30% of the total money will be offer to you While 5% will be mapped out for any expenses that may be incurred in the course of this transaction. 65% will be for our family investment in your country through your assistance, I need your urgent and confidential response.

Thanks and Remain bless.

Yours Sincerely

Mr. Erick Bah.

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