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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • g_tijanni4you1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: gen tijanni <g_tijanni4you1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: gen_tijanni4help@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 06:10:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: g_tijanni4you1@yahoo.com

DEAR SIR,



I KNOW THAT THIS MAIL WILL BE A SURPRISE TO YOU, FOR THE FACT WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE. BEFORE PROCEEDING ON THIS PROPOSAL,I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUE MYSELF FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING.


I'M GEN TIJANNI, THE FORMER CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF, REPUBLIC OF TOGO WEST AFRICA. AFTER THE BUDGET FOR THE YEAR 2005 ON 19TH JANUARY, THE LATE HEAD OF STATE DIRECTELY ALLOTED A HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY, ABOUT FOURTY TWO MILLION US DOLLARS($42,000000 usd) TO MY CARE. THIS MONEY WAS MEANT TO BE USED FOR THE NEWLY APPROVED, INCREASED WELFARE CONDITIONS OF MY SOLDIERS AND ALSO ACQUIRING ENOUGH AMMUINTIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE COUNTRY AS THE OPPOSITION GROUP WAS MOUNTING A LOT OF PRESSURE AND TENSIOON ON THE RULING GOVERNMENT THEN.


TO THE SURPRISE OF EVERY CITIZEN OF THIS COUNTRY, ON THE 5TH OF FEB 2005 OUR DEAR FATHER AND PRESIDENT GEN GYASSINGBE EYADEMA DIED ON HIS WAY TO HOSPITAL IN ISREAL IN HIS PRESIDENTIAL JET DUE TO ILLNESS.


HIS 5TH SON MR FAURE GYASSINGBE WAS SWORN IN ON THE 7TH FEB 2005 AS THE ACTING PRESIDENT BY THE MILITARY CACUS, OFWHICH I WAS THE LEADER. AS A RESULT OF OUR ACTION,THERE WAS A LOT OF PROTESTS WORLDWIDE, FROM THE ECOWAS LEADERS ,THE AFRICAN UNION AND OTHER INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITIES, WHICH RESULTED TO THE IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS TO OUR COUNTRY. ALL THESE LED TO THE RESIGNATION OF MR FAURE GYASSINGBE FROM THE THRONE OF PRESIDENCY THEN.


DURING THIS CHAOS SITUATIONS AND PRESSURES FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD,I HAVE NO OPTION THAN TO PUSH THE FUND WHICH WAS IN MY POSITON AS I STATED ABOVE TO OUR NEIGBOURING COUNTRY GHANA FOR SAFE KEEPING.


AS THE AFRICAN UNION (AU) AND THE ECOWAS SANCTIONS ON OUR COUNTRY WAS NOT NEGOTIABLE, COUPLED WITH THAT OF EU (EUROPEAN UNION) AND THE US PRESIDENT, MY THEN ACTING PRESIDENT FAURE GYASSINGBE WAS FORCED TO STEPPING DOWN AS THE PRESIDENT ON 25TH OF FEB 2005 AND GIVING WAY TO THE RULE OF LAW AS STIPULATED IN THE CONSTITUTION. THE CONSTITUTION STATED THAT THE PRESIDENT OF THE ASSEMBLY NATIONAL WOULD TAKE OVER AFTER THE PRESIDENT'S DEATH. YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD ALL THESE INFORMATIONS YOURSELF ON THE CNN AND BBC NEWS DURING THE INCIDENT.


I AM GIVING YOU ALL THESE INFORMATIONS FOR YOU TO KNOW AND SEE THAT MY CONTACT TO YOU IS NOT FOR JOKE.THE SAID FUND NOW WILL BE A BIG BLOW TO ME, IF I DECIDE TO RETURN IT TO MY COUNTRY. THAT'S WHY I TOOK A DECISION TO SEARCH FOR A FORIGN CONTACT TO ASIST ME IN TAKING THIS FUND OUT OF AFRICAN SHORES TO OVERSEAS FOR INVESTMENT AND ESTABLISHMENT THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH OF US AS I HAVE BEEN FORCEFULLY RETIRED FROM THE MILITARY BY THE NEW GOVERNMENT.


IF YOU ARE WILLING FOR US TO JOIN HANDS TOGETHER AND INVEST THIS FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY OTHER COUNTRY YOU FEEL THAT WILL BE OKAY FOR US,KINDLY GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY FOR ME TO ADVICE YOU ON WHAT TO DO BECAUSE BANK TO BANK TRANSFER IN THIS FUND WILL NOT WORK OUT FOR SECURITY REASONS,SO YOUR PRESENCE WILL BE HIGHLY NEEDED AT OUR NEIGBOURING COUNTRY GHANA WHERE I WILL JOIN YOU UP FOR PROPER DISCUSSIONS.


I AM ASSURING YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100 % RISK FREE AS FAR AS I M CONCERND THERE WILL BE NO LOOPHOLES. IMMEDIATELY YOU ARRIVE TO GHANA WE SHALL MEET FACE TO FACE FOR DISCUSSIONS AND PROPER UNDERSTANDING.


I HAVE TO STOP HERE TILL I RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE FOR THIS TRANSACTION.


REGARDS AND REMAIN BLESSED.


GEN TIJANNI (00228 990-70-91).

NB: PLEASE EXCUSE MY ENGLISH

- gen tijanni

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