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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 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • helentomo@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: helentomo@myway.com
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2007 11:50:59 -0800
Subject: FROM ,MRS.HELEN JASSOMA TOMO

FROM ,MRS.HELEN JASSOMA TOMO
ADDRESS. 107 PRETORIUS STREET
SECOND FLOOR 1066 BUILDING
PRETORIA SOUTH AFRICA
PHONE;+00278474-92673
EMAIL,helentomo@myway.com

IN NEED OF YOUR HELP/PARTNERSHIP

DEAR ASSISTANCE

Compliments of the day.With truth and sencerity I write you this letter
hoping that you will be of good assistance to me and my family. For
the pupose of introduction, I am MRS.HELEN JASSOMA TOMO, a Sierra
Leone
and the wife of late Dr. JASSOMA TOMO My late husband was the
Managing
Director of the Sierra Leonian Gold and Diamond Mine in Kenema,eastern
Sierra Leone but was killed during begining of the civil war in my
country.

I got this address through network on line,courtsey of south african
information exchange here in johannesburg, hence I write to ask of
your
kind favour and gesture. However, we are saddled with the problem of
securing a trust worthy individual with a confidential and certified
foreign account to perfectly transfer the sum of US$11.4 Million
united
states dollars and 25kg of Alluvial Lingo Gold, (22carat), or a
trustworthy
company.

This consignment was deposited by my late husbamd on my behalf as to
took his family to Johannesburg,South Africa as asylum
seekers[refugee}
before he was assasinated. But due to the South African Government
Policy prohibit refugees from having bank account and indulging in any
business transaction on whatsoever,I and my family decided to seek for
a
foreign partner be it a personal or company account to assist us
tranfer
this money {consignment}abroad for investment purposes.

I feel confident to introduce this offer to you as a trustworthy and a
humane person. For your participation and assistance of this transfer,
a negotiable percentage will be discussed based on your interest.
Conclusively, you're requested to furnish me back your interest in the
above
matter by e-mail or telephone.

Equally, furnish me with your personal telephone and fax numbers to
enable me furnish you with more informatiopns as regards to this
matter. I
will need this transaction to be concludud within a short period so
that we can negotiate to emback on any investment and planings which
you
may suggest. Kindly attend to this letter as a letter from a widow
that
need assistance.
pleas You can contact my son MR. TAIWO TOMO with the above telephone,
Waiting for your urgent reply and thanks for your co-operation.

God bless you.

MRS. HELEN JASSOMA TOMO,

{ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY}

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