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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:
  • "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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • infoglotovsjr@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ORPHANS HOME GHANA <ghanaorphanshome_2007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <infoglotovsjr@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 13:46:28 -0400
Subject: DEAR RESPECTFUL



Dear Respectful,Good day, My name is Jevgenijs Glotovs,the son of late ENGR:THOMAS GLOTOVS,I am 21 years old and an ophan.My late father died in auto crash in Decembar 2005 along kumasi road accra Ghana.My late father was kill in a suspected road accident but the police reported that my late father was drunk and full of alcohol before his death.
However,I and my late father lives in ACCRA GHANA WESTEN PART OF AFRICA.he was a successful business man. Before the death of my father, he deposited the sum of US$7,000,000:00{Seven Million US Dollars only} with the GHANA COMMERCIAL BANK,in the year 1999. I have contacted the Ghana Commercial bank and they told me that I am free to come and claim the money as the only son of my late father.Now,I am presently staying with the Ghana orphans home were l was presently taking care of my school but they are very wicked to me because of my colour .she has seized all my late father,s properties and sold them away without showing any consign to me,on the name that it was used to care for my school fees and my feeding . Now,I don,t want the Ghana Orphans home to know about the US$7,000,000:00 with the Ghana commercial Bank that is why I am contacting you to give me and urgently assist so that I can instruct the Bank to transfer the money to your account to enable me come to meet you in your country. My main reason of contacting you is because I have been unsuccessful in locating any of my relatives for over 2 years now,Due to your from the same white colour Country .I decide to seek your consent to Present you as the Next Of Kin, as my late father family business friend,So that this account valued at (US$7 million dollars) can be paid to you which I don,t want the Ghana orphans home to know about the money because she may claim it and seize the money and I will not get anything. I am assuring you that this money belong to my late father and it is safe,risk free and legal.Let me know if your are ready to help me on this, so that I can give you the detail informations of the bank,and we reach and agreement on what will be your share. Please remember that it is highly confidential.Awaiting your prompt reply, VIA MY PRIVATE EMAIL:infoglotovsjr@yahoo.com best regards,MR. GLOTOVS JEVGENIJS
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