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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "ANTHONY OWA" <anthonyowa@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: anthonyowa@123mail.cl
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 23:52:22 +0000
Subject: ATTN;PLEASE

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

PERMIT ME TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM TO YOU IN THE NAME OF THE
ALMIGHTY GOD WHOM WE SERVE AND WHO IS THE GREATEST. BUTFIRSTLY, I WILL LIKE
TO TELL YOU WHO I AM SO THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AND COMPREHEND MY POINT
CLEARLY.

MY NAME IS ANTHONY OWA I AM 26YRS OLD, I’M FROM COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN,
WEST AFRICA) THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS OWA, MY FATHER WAS A VERY
WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN COTONOU, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF BENIN
BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR
OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST
OCTOBER 1986, MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL BECAUSE I AM MOTHERLESS BEFORE
THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2004 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN
COTONOU. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM
OFUS$16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A FINACE AND SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN
COTONOU,

THAT HE USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY CHILD FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE
FUND.HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS
POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN
PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE
IT TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AND ALSO FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE,(SUCH AS REAL
ESTATE MANAGEMENT).

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE FOLLOWING WAYS.

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) CONTACT ADDRESS
3) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY COMMUNICATION

4) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY
EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR
COUNTRY.MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS
COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFULL TRANSFER OF THIS
FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WILLINGLESS TO
HELP ME BY FORWARDING FOR US THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS LISTED ABOVE FOR THE
CHANGE OF THE BENEFICIARY TO YOUR FAVOUR.I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MY LATE
FATHERS LAWYER HERE IN COTONOU AND HE PROMISED TO ASSIST ME, FOR I WENT WITH
HIM TO THE FINANCE HOUSE,TO EFFECT THE ARRANGEMENTS.LORD BE WITH YOU AS I
AWAIT YOUR POSITIVE DECISION TO HELP.

ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

BEST REGARDS.

ANTHONY OWA.

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