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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ECOWAS STATE" <ecowasstatehdqts@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:16:40 +0100
Subject: Re YOUR COOPARATION ASAP


LT GEN . ATTAH MOHAMMED
CHAIRMAN ECOWAS CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
ECOWAS FUND HEADQUARTERS REPUBLIC OF BENIN

I am Lt Gen Attah Mohammed. The Chairman, Contract Awarding Committee of the
ECONOMIC COMMUNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOWAS) with its fund
Headquarters in Republic of Benin . We wish to transfer the sum of USD12.5
., 000,000.00 (Twelve million five hundred thousand United States Dollars
only.)Into your personal bank account. This fund was a residue of the over
invoiced contract bills awarded by us intentionally for the supply of
hard/soft wares,phamaceauticals/medical items, light and heavy duty
vehicles, apparels and other administrative/logistics for the ECOMOG in
Sierra-Leone and Liberia during the Peace Keeping Projects.This DEAL was
deliberately hatched out and carefully protected with the cooperation and
mandate of the Financial Director and the Secretary of the Organization.
We arranged and over invoiced the contract funds supplied by different
companies from different countries during the crisis. It was our consensus
to seek the assistance of a willing foreigner to provide us with the
facilities to transfer this money out of West Africa . This is more reason
why we needed your urgent assistance to provide an account that can sustain
this fund for safe keeping and our future investment with your comprehensive
advice, assistance and partnership in your country. It is however agreed, as
the account owner in this deal to allow you $3.million Dollars of the entire
sum as compensation, while the rest will be held on trust for us also 5%
will be used to defray any incidental charges and cost during the course of
the transaction. This transaction will be successfully concluded within 14
days if you accord us your unalloyed and due cooperation. You should provide
the followings for immediate kick of of this deal if it interest you;

YOUR COMPLETE
ADDRESS, TEL AND FAX NUMBERS.(if available) THE NAME OF YOUR BANK,ITS
ADDRESS WITH TEL,FAX AND TELEX NUMBERS. THE ACCOUNT NUMBERS THE COMPLETE
MAILING ADDRESS OF THE BENEFICIARY WITH TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

Upon the receipt of this information, application for claim will be sent to
you to fill and return back to the organization in pursuit of the claim
legally and then be forwarded to the organization for ratification and
subsequent payment. As with the case of all organized (sensitive)and
conspired DEALS, we solicit for your unreserved confidentiality and utmost
secret in this business.We hope to retire peacefully and lead honourable
business life afterwards. Kindly expedite action if you are interested as we
are behind schedule to enable us utilize this golden opportunity pay out
this fund immediately which we might stand to loose, if we fail to provide a
safe account for this transfer on time at the expiration of this year Ecowas
has mapped out for payment of all their outstanding contractors and the
dissolution of our committee. Please urgency is needed as we do not know the
time our organization will stop the payment hence it is necessary to start
on time to forestall any hitch while transferring the fund into your
designated account .Hopiing to hard from. you.With regards.

Lt Gen Attah Mohammed
Pls Respond to me on mt privet email,
malam.mb.eco.was@live.fr<http://us.mc343.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=malam.mb.eco.was@live.fr>

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