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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: John Bassi <mr_jbassi@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:21:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent.. Reply

Dear Friend

My name is John Bassi the son of Late Flight Officer Mrs william bassi.
>From Ghana west Africa.
my father has a gold mining company known as ASHANTI GOLD FIELD presently known as ANGLO GOLD today.

My father was poisoned by his partners who was greedy to owned the company for himself . {MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN THE LORD}
Please my dear friend, I need your kind assistance to help me become trustee for the legacy that my Late parents deposited on my name.

My late father deposited 50 kilo of Gold and also $10 million US dollars in a metallic box which he deposited as an art gallery with the same financial security company that the money should be given to me upon the age of 30 years, Or 35% of the money will be pay to my wife account upon presentation of approved MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE to the company.he made a will with the company that if i am not upto the age or cannot present a mariage certificate to the company that the money should not be given to me.

However, now i am at the age of 24, i need this money to further my education. and to sustain my living, but now i can not sustain to pay my education fees.

Please can you be of assistance to present yourself or as one of your daughter or find a woman who can preset herself as my wife to the company so that the company can release the fund to us.
A lawyer advice that we can have a contract mariage even though the person is married already. Please as soon as you receive this message give me a call for more details,
+ 233 54 090 4948 waiting to here from you urgent.

Your Faithfully,

Mr.John Bassi

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