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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:11:38 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: very urgent







FROM OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR OF AFRICA,
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER=20
AIRPORT RESIDENTIAL ASIGN GHANA,
LOME.TOGO REPUBLIC=20
=A0
Hello, Good day=20
=A0
THIS DR.AKPA KOME THE WESTERN UNION INSPECTOR OPERATION I WHAT TO
INFORM YOU IN RESPECT OF ONE YOUNG BOY THAT CAME TO SEND MONEY AT OUR
BRANCH OFFICE AND WAS LATER ARRESTED FOR BE IN POSSESSION OF LARGE
QUANTITY OF MONEY,HE CAME FROM DARFUR
REGION .HOWEVER I USED MY OFFICE TO INVESTIGATE THE MATTER WHILE THE
YOUNG BOY IN THE DETENTION,AND HE TOLD ME OF YOU AND I GAVE IT SECOND
THOUGHT TO HELP HIM AND SEND THE MONEY TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.
=A0
MEANWHILE ,I WILL WANT YOU TO SEND ME FOUR NAMES YOU ARE GOING TO
USE TO RECEIVE THIS FUND BIT BY BIT UNTIL I WILL FINALLY TRANSFER THE
WHOLE CASH TO YOU.THE AMOUNT OF MONEY IS {$200,000,00USD},AND YOU SHOULD SE=
ND ME YOUR FORM OF IDENTITY EITHER COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR I=
DENTITY CARD IN ORDER TO RAISE THE DOCUMENT FOR BACKING THE TRANSFER TO YOU=
..
=A0
YOU ARE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION YOUR IDENTITY YOUR PHONE
NUMBER CONTACT HOME ADDRESS AND THE NAMES FOR SENDING THE MONEY TO YOU
OK PLEASE MAKE SURE ALL THIS INFORMATION'S ARE CORRECT BECAUSE WE DONT
WANT TO MAKE ANY MISTAKE WHEN MAKING THE PAYMENT TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY
OK
=A0
=A0LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE AND C=
ALL
+233243477934
=A0REGARDS,
DR.AKPA KOME
INSPECTOR OF WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER ACCRA ,LOME TOGO
=A0=A0=A0=A0 =0A=0A=0A

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