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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:
  • "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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • rigoghana@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: greg morgan <gregmorgan_2002@yahoo.ca>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 10:39:50 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: BEST COMPLY


DEAR. DAD

GOOD DAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND GOD BLESS YOU AMEN.
MY NAME IS Mr greg morgan I AM FROM LIBERIA. I CALING ON YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP ME RECEIVE MY CONSIGNMENT WHICH IS ALREADY AT SACRAMENTO
THE CONSIGNMENT IS SUPPOSE TO BE RECEIVE BY A MAN OF GOD NAME AS (MR DUGLAS KRISHNE), BUT ON ARRIVAL OF THE DIPLOMAT AT SACRAMENTO ONLY TO HEARD THAT MR DUGLAS KRISHNE HAS GIVING UP THE GHOST ON A CAR ACCIDENT.

SO RIGHT THERE IS NOBODY TO RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT THERE.THAT IS WHY I AM CALLING ON YOUR ATTENTION TO HELP ME RECEIVE IT,

I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A RELIABLE PERSON AT THE REFUGEE CAMP OF GHANA, HE TOLD ME YOU ARE TRUST WORDLY SOMEONE TO RELY ON. THAT IS WHY I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HELP ME.

ALL EXPENSES HAVE BEEN BE PAIDED BY MR DUGLAS KRISHNE WHO IS SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE IT. SO ALL I WANT YOU TO DO IS TO HELP ME RECEIVE IT, I WILL CONPENSATE YOU WITH 40% OF THE AMOUNT IN THE THREE TRUCK BOXES.THE AMOUNT IN THE BOXES IS $40.2 MILLION US DOLLAR AND ALSO IT CONTAINE GOLD .
..
ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME IS TO ASSURE ME OF YOUR TRUE PERSON TO TRUST ON.
I WANT YOU TO CONTACT THE DIPLOMAT (HE IS GOVERNMENTAL DIPLOMAT), HE IS IN SACRAMENTO RIGHT NOW,

HIS NAME IS (GEN ADAMUH KABOBO) YOU CAN CALL WITH HIS ROAMED TELEPHONE NUMBER +233275874846 OR HIS SACRAMENTO NUMBAR IS 9169102895 EMAIL ADD IS rigoghana@yahoo.com
FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT ME THROUGH MY TELEPHONE NUMBER 00233243020612 CALL THE DIPLOMAT PLZ
CALL HIM TO COM OVAR TO YOU AND DILEVAR THE BOXES TO YOU IN YOUR HOUSE PLZ SEND ME YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBER SO I CAN CALL YOU GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY

(FOR THE FAMILY)
Mr greg morgan

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