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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:
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Avis Eyadema <aviseyadema01@yahoo.com.au>
Reply-To: eyademaavis@live.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jun 2008 05:49:58 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Help


From:
Avis Eyadema,

Dear Sir,

This proposal may come
to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people
meet and become great friends and business partners.

Its my
pleasure writing you this mail, I am a Togolese by Nationality. My name
is AVIS EYADEMA, I am one of the numerous sons of Late GNASSINGBE
EYADEMA, with so many wife and children which am one of them, former
President of Togo who rule for 38 years and later was succeeded by my
half brother and the first son FAURE EYADEMA. Before my father died he
deposited huge amount of money in a security company here in Accra,
Capital city of Ghana.

Before my father died, he instructed and
confined in me as his son about his business and secrecy. As a matter
of fact, my father gave me some documents bearing the name of a
Security company in Accra capital city of Ghana, which he told me was
the place he deposited huge amount of money, Gold and Diamond when he
was assigned for special duty.

Armed
with this documents that my father gave to me, I flew to Accra , Ghana
where I confirmed the documents. The Company showed me two sealed trunk
boxes with the inscription "FAMILY ARCHIVE" with my name being used as
the next of kin in the deposit form.

However, my father had
earlier informed me that he cleverly packed the Fifteen Million, Five
Hundred Thousand US Dollars ( $15.5 Million ) in one sealed trunk box
the second box contains Gold and Diamond and told the Company that they
contain the works of art. This he did in order to conceal the money
from being detected.

Now with my father exit, I need a foreign
partner with the image of God in him who will assist me to receive this
proceeds in abroad , and who will equally not sidetrack me when this
money get into his possession.

On completion of this
transaction, I wish to offer you 25% of total sum for your
assistance,10% for unforeseen or miscellaneous and 65% for I and my
family and my family will also come over to your country for a joint
investment according to your directives. There is no risk involved both
now and future.

I
am here in Ghana because of a treat of my life by my half brother,
FAURE , the current President now, who is trying all means to
confiscate the funds from me after knowing that my late father made a
huge deposit with my name as his next of kin.

Contact me with the above mentioned informations if you know with can work together for more details.

Yours truly,

Avis Eyadema.


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