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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • susansokop@netscape.net
  • morgansoko@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: FROM MORGAN AND SUSAN SOKO <morgansoko@netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:18:39 +0200
Subject: FROM MORGAN AND SUSAN SOKO PAUL


FROM MORGAN AND SUSAN SOKO PAUL
DEAR SIR,
I GOT YOUR RECOMMENDATION FROM EUROPEAN CHAMBERS OF
COMMERCE FOREIGN AFFAIRS DIVISION. MY NAME IS MORGAN
SOKO PAUL THE SON OF LATE DR.ALFRED PAUL FORMER MINISTER
OF MINES AND POWER OF SIERRA LEONE IN WEST AFRICA.
MY FATHER AND MOTHER LOST THEIR LIVES IN THE HANDS OF
THE REBEL SOLDIERS IN SIERRA LEONE LED BY MAJOR JOHNNY
KOROMAH.AS THE WAR PRESSED HARDER, I OPENED THE
UNDERGROUND SAVE OF THE FAMILY VILLA IN READINESS TO
MOVE OUT FROM THE COUNTRY TO SEEK REFUGE SOMEWHERE,
I FOUND AMONG OTHER THINGS IN THE SAVE, SOME DOCUMENTS
CONCERNING ONE TRUNK BOX CONTAINING THE SUM OF
EIGHTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS(US$18,500,000.00) MY FATHER
DEPOSITED AND REGISTERED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN
MADRID SPAIN WITH OUR FAMILY NAME "PAUL" AS VALUABLE FAMILY
TREASURES.
AGAIN I DISCOVERED IN THE SAVE A WILL WRITTEN BY MY
LATE FATHER,WHICH INCLUDES AMONG OTHER THINGS,
(1) THAT I AND MY YOUNGER SISTER SUSAN SHOULD INVEST
THE FUNDS OVERSEAS.
(2) THAT I SHOULD BE A FULL TIME BUSINESSMAN. (3) THAT
SUSAN SHOULD FURTHER HER STUDIES UP TO UNIVERSITY
LEVEL.
(4) THAT WE SHOULD LOOK FOR A RELIABLE FOREIGN
BUSINESS PARTNER THAT WILL ASSIST US FOR THE
INVESTMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF THE FUNDS.
WE ARE CONTACTING YOU TO ASSIST US IN THE FOLLOWING
WAYS.
(1)HELP US TO RETRIEVE THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE
SECURITY COMPANY IN MADRID SPAIN.
(2)TO ASSIST US TRANSFER THE FUNDS INTO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS.
(3)HELP US TO CROSS OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY.
(4)GET A REPUTABLE SCHOOL FOR SUSAN TO CONTINUE HER
STUDIES.
(5)RECOMMEND THE TYPE OF PROJECTS TO INVEST THE FUNDS.
WE WILL OFFER YOU 25% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS YOUR
COMMISSION,WHILE YOUR SHARE OF PROFIT FROM EVERY
INVESTMENT IS NEGOTIABLE. PLEASE DO HELP US AS WE ARE SERIOUSLY IN NEED OF YOUR
HELP TO GET THIS MONEY OUT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY. AGAIN, THE SECURITY COMPANY DO NOT KNOW THE CONTENT OF THE BOX. FIND BELOW IN ATTACHMENT THE BOXES AND ITS CONTENTS. PLEASE DO TREAT THIS MATTER CONFIDENTIAL.
YOURS SINCERELY,
MORGAN SOKO PAUL AND SUSAN SOKO PAUL
PLEASE DO REPLY US AT THIS EMAIL ADDRESS SO THAT WE WILL GIVE YOU THE CONTACT DETAILS OF THE SECURITY COMPANY AND OTHER DOCUMENTS THAT WILL HELP YOU CLAIM THE BOXES
EMAIL ADDRESS:susansokop@netscape.net (OR) morgansoko@netscape.net

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