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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 - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • ",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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • amanfoyebo3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • deltasecurityservices73@gmail.com
  • amanfoyeboah_chamber@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: amanfo yeboah <amanfoyebo3@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: amanfoyeboah_chamber@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Aug 2007 03:25:37 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: amanfoyebo3@yahoo.com



- My Dearest, I am barrister Yeboah Amanfo, a Ghanaian base lawyer. I am contacting you for help base on trust and information about your personality giving to me by my client Late chief Anthony Kaka Prominent Political figure in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Clan Head of Lumbumbashi, a gold rich territory and biggest Region in Zaire. His family needs your assistance. Late Chief Anthony Kaka was killed by a dictator military government of Gen.Kabilla because he was accused of looting the Government treasure. Right now his Children are suffering, they are in asylum out of the country because of their tradition that if a man is rich and die and the family will claim all his wealth and allowed the dead man's Family to suffer, so that was why the came to Ghana for help. They are in UN camp Bujumbura in Ghana. I was the Personal legal Adviser, Solicitor/Advocate to Chief Anthony Kaka before his death. Chief died living an heirloom ($5,000,000 USD) five million US Dollars and 150kg of Gold for them here in Ghana with a Security Company in Accra .i want you to contact the security company were the consignment is now,below is the security company director and name below: Mr Peter Kojo deltasecurityservices73@gmail.com I wait for your quick response as soon as you contact the secuirty company director to enable me send all the necessary documents that cover the said trunk box to you. And if you have any question, you are free to call on me on my direct line +233246740635. Thanks, Barrister Yeboah Amanfo. amanfoyeboah_chamber@hotmail.com

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