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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 sum of money" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Benjamin Coker <prince_ben20002000@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 09:23:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY AND BUSINESS PROPOSAL



Dear sir,

My name is Benjamin Coker, from Freetown known as [Sierra Leone] in Africa.

I am seeking for your favor to assist me in carrying out a successful investment

project in your country, I would like to emphasize that, I will like to invest

on real estate and electronics components as part of my investment scheme.


I would like to disclose some things hoping that if I confine myself to you

as an business person, You are going to give me all the assistance where so ever.

As a result of some political problems here am living,Accra [Ghana] ,

using my position as the next of kin to my late father properties , I had to

collect a huge sum of money which was meant for investment project

by my late father as Chief and owner of Gold and Diamond minging

company .So what I have as my possession can not be invested in my

country to avoid government questions .

So I have to remove the money out of here am living which is with

the security company which my late father did not disclose to

them us fund but only discretion was family items , all the total

amount is $48m , so please I want you to claim and invest it for

me in your country. I will offer to you 15% both for any expenses you

incur during the transaction.

I hope you can understand me in that context, I would be very

grateful if you can send to me an estimate of a proposed project

and your phone number attached. Looking forward to receive your

urgent response.

Regards,


Benjamin Coker.




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