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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • udesammy@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Udensi Samuel" <udesam_7@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 16:27:14 +0000
Subject: I need your Cooperation.

Dear Sir,

I am Dr Udensi Samuel.I was the chief accountant of Jamcon Oil Services
Company Ghana LTD, belonging to late Engr. James Richards. The said Company
is registered with the coperate Affairs Commission of Ghana. The company is
almost in ruins owing to the death of the chairman/ CEO late Engr James
Richards, who was from your country, who worked as a contractor with Agip
Oil Development Company here.

On the 23rd of March 2004, my client, his wife and their two children were
involved in a car accident along Teshie express road.All passengers in the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I have made several
enquiries to your embassy to locate any of my boss relations or extended
family but this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several
unsuccessful attempts,I contacted you as a foreign partner to assist in
repatriating the money before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by Merchant Bank Ghana LTD, where this huge amount of money is deposited.

Merchant Bank where the deceased had an account valued about US$10.2
Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the
account confiscated within the next 6 weeks .This money according to the
bank can only be paid to his relative.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relations for over 1 year
now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$10.2 Million can be paid
to you and then you and I can share the money at the percentage you deem
suitable to all.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this through.I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me
immediately if you can help me as I do not have much time in my
disposal.Reply through this box or my altenative emailaddress;
udesammy@yahoo.fr

While waiting for your reply, God bless you.
Best Regards,
Dr.Udensi Samuel

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