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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dickson Kamokai" <d_kamokai@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 18:15:15 +0000
Subject: Assistance partner investor needed








Dear Sir/Madam,

How are you and the daily activities including your family? Hope everybody
is fine.

Though we've not met before, I am Dickson Kamokai, I got your contact
through the ACCRA chamber of commence, here in ACCRA- GHANA

I am a citizen of Sierra Leone, elder son to the Minister of Mines and
Energy who was killed during the Sierra Leone war by the rebels. My father
died and left behind physical cash of $22 Million USD which he safely kept
in a Security Finance Company during his regime in the office.

I want to invest this money in any profitable business of your choice in
your country. I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign
partner because I've not been to Europe/U.S. before in my life. So I don't
want to make any costly mistake that will make me lose my money.

You will be entitled to 20% of the total sum for your assistance. All I want
is for you to receive the money and send invitation letter for me to join
you. Your urgent reply will enable me to arrange with the Security Finance
Company to move this money through their special Diplomatic Courier Services
to your country.

For you to claim it till I will meet you up in your country for my
investment. All the necessary documents of deposit from the Security Company
are with me.

In your reply, please include your private telephone and fax numbers. And
remember to call me as soon as you send your reply so that I will pick it
up.

Thanks for your co-operation.
My best regards.
Dickson Kamokai

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