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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned 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: angela christopher <angela_christopher2000@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Sep 2005 12:07:28 +0100 (BST)
Subject: VERY URGENT FROM ANGELA




Dear sir/madam,

My name is Angela Christopher Martin the duaghter of late Christopher Martin, I need a reliable and trust worthy person whom i will entrust my wealth with for investment purposes and to stand as my beneficiary, i hail from Liberia, before my late father's death in the year 2001, he left behind him a fortune he had deposited in a Security Company in Accra Ghana as family treasures inside a trunk box.

Since i am the only child from my mother's side, i am entitled to 20% of his wealth and fortune by heritance according to tradition, he left behind him $14.3 million US Dollars which was deposited in security company in Accra Ghana as family treasure ,excluding the one he also deposited in (ICB) Bank in Ghana for offshore transfer.

Before the death of my father he told his lawyer that he should advice me that this funds should be invested outside Africa, right now I need a God fearing person as a business partner abroad. I am ready to give 20% of the total funds to you and 5% will be set aside to make refunds for every expenses during this transaction.

Please get back to me with your phone/fax number so that i can give you a call to intimate you more on your role during this transaction and also to forward the documents covering the transaction for your view so that i can introduced you to the security company as the beneficary of the consignment.

Best Regards,
Angela Christopher Martin.







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