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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Peter Kalabi" <peter_kalabi_1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: peterkalabi@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:36:29 -0800
Subject: RE-Peter Kalabi

GOODDAY SIR/MADAM,

I AM PETER KALABI FROM LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA.

I WRITE TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVEST, AND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY, IF ONLY YOU CAN HELP ME.
I AM 21YEARS OLD AND THE FIRST SON OF LATE CHEIF OGBODU KALABI.MY FATHER BEFORE IS DEATH WAS A DIAMOND MERCHANT IN MY COUNTRY.DUE TO THE RECENT KILLINGS IN MY COUNTRY.MY FATHER WAS SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TRAVELLING TO MONROVIA, ALONG WITH MY MOTHER, MY MOTHER DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE THE U.N PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER, HE WAS RUSHED TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED AFTER THREE MONTHS. BEFORE HE DIED HE REAVEALED TO ME AND MY KID SISTER ABOUT THE MONEY WHICH HE KEPT IN TWO MENTALIC BOXES ($20.5 MILLION US DOLLARS), AND HE DEPOSITED IT WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA FOR SAFEKEEPING.
MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOXES TO THE SECURITY COMPANY.TO AVOIDS THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS TO THE FUNDS. PRESENTLY MYSELF AND MY KIDSISTER ARE HERE IN GHANA TO NOTIFY THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR THE CLAIM AND TO STAY, BUT THE GHANA PEOPLE ARE NOT TREATING US FAIRLY, AND NOW WE ARE STAYING IN A REFUGEE CAMP.WHEN WE GOT TO THE SECURITY COMPANY, WE WHERE TOLD THAT MY FATHER MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RELEASE THE BOXES TO ANY OF HIS FAMILY MEMBER WITHOUT A FOREIGN PARTNER, THAT IS WHY I AND MY KID SISTER ARE SEEKING FOR A GOD FEARING AND HONEST PERSON.
WE NEED YOU TO ADVICE US ON HOW BEST WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY, BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA TO AVIOD SUSPICIONS, AND DUE TO MARKET INSTABILITY, COUPLED WITH ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INSTABILITY FACING AFRICA COUNTRIES, THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD.
FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, MYSELF AND MY KID SISTER HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEY AND, 5% FOR ANY EXPENSIS. WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP, WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU ON YOUR REQUEST.

THIS ASSISTANCE IS VERY EASY IF ONLY YOU CAN HELP US WITH ALL HEARTED.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,


PETER KALABI.
(FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY)

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