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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "% commission" (Beware of any scheme that involves depositing checks or money orders or receiving wire transfers in your bank account and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere, for a percentage of 5-15% of the total. Such offers are *always* fraudulent and you will be liable for the entire amount when the checks, money orders or wire transfers turn out to be fraudulent. Any money already forwarded comes out of *your* pocket then. )
  • "i got your email address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: jenkins dunbar <jenkins8dunbar@msn.com>
Reply-To: <jenkins44dunbar@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sun, 10 May 2009 16:57:08 +0000
Subject: Good day,



Good day, I got your email address from search on the Internet few weeks ago when I was looking for investment manager. After many deliberations I decided to contact you to seek your sincere co-operation on funds and investment management in your country.


I am under movement restriction in Ghana, because of financial resources and money I acquired during my service in government. I acquired a lot of financial resources and millions of dollars in Ghana. I used my strategic position as Minister for Lands, Mines and Energy to acquire them.

Following government restrictions order placed on me, and seizure of all my financial resources by government, I was advised by the security trust company where I stored $17,000,000.00 cash in cases to engage special delivery method in moving the money from their security vault to abroad. Once you take delivery of the money in boxes as consignment I will send you code numbers you will use and open the boxes so that you can take the money in bits into bank system and put the rest into property investment or any good investment you deem fit for me in your good Country.

Your benefits for assisting will be 25% of the total sum on delivery, and another 5% commission percentage accruing from profit on investment.

Kindly go through these matters alone and don’t let any person know about this and let me know your capability to take delivery of the two boxes as consignment so that I can start movement plans with the security trust company.

I await your sincere co-operation

I remain faithfully yours,
Jenkins Dunbar Jnr.

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