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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
• 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.
  • emmanuel_14@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: emmanuel eze <emmanuel_eze7@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 7 May 2006 04:47:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: ONLY HOPE


FROM EMMA EZE.
AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK [ADB]LOME TOGO ANNEX,
CONTACT ON PHONE+228 9191 8 8 6.

emmanuel_14@katamail.com

Dearest one,
In order to transfer out (USD 10 MILLION) million United States Dollars) from AFRICA
DEVELOPMENTBANK FOR [ADB].

I have the courage to ask for your assistance to handle this important and confidential business believing that you will never let me down either now or in future.

I am EMMA ,the MANAGER of AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK [ADB]ASSISTED RURAL PROJECTS IN TOGO REPUBLIC. There is contract money left in this bank since 1999 and
nobody has claimed it. After going through some old files in the
records, I discovered that if I do not remit this money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing.
The owner of this contract money is Mr. SMITH B.ANDREAS, a foreigner, and a miner at KRUGER GOLD CO., a geologist byprofession and he died since 1999. No other person knows about this money or any thing concerning it.

The contract money owner has no other beneficiary and my investigation proved to me as
well that this company does not know anything aboutthis money and the amount involved is (USD 10M) ten million United States Dollars million dollars.

I want to first transfer [USD6M]six millionUnited States Dollars from this money into a safe foreigners account abroad before the rest, but I don't know any foreigner, I am only contacting you as a foreigner because this money can not be approved to a local bank here, but can only be approved to any foreign account becausethe money is in us dollars and the former owner of the account is Mr. Smith B.Andreas is a foreigner too.

I know that this message will come to you as a surprise as we don’t know our selves before,but be sure that it is real and a genuine business. I only got your contact address from
my secretary who operates computer with believe in God that you
will never let me down in this business.

You are the only person that I have contacted in this business, so please reply urgently so that I will inform you the next step to take urgently.

Send also your private telephone and fax number including the full details of the account to be
used for the deposit.

I want us to meet face to face or sign a bindingagreement to bind us together so that you can receive this money into aforeign account or any account of your choice where the fund will besafe.

I will fly to your country for withdrawal and sharing and otherinvestments.

I am contacting you because of the need to involve aforeigner with foreign account and foreign beneficiary.

I need your full co-operation to make this work finebecause the management is ready to approve this payment to anyforeigner who has correct information of this account, which I will give to you later immediately, if you are able and with capability tohandle such amount in strict confidence and trust according to my instructions andadvice for our mutual benefit because this opportunity will nevercome again in my life.

I need truthful person in this business because Idon't want to make mistake I need yourstrong assurance and trust.

With myposition now in the office I can transfer this money to anyforeigner's reliable account,
which you can provide with assurance that this moneywill be intact pending my physical arrival in your country forsharing.

I will destroy all documents of transaction immediately we receivethis money leaving no
trace to any place. You can also come to discuss with me face to face after which I will make this remittance in your presence and two of us will fly to your country so at least two days ahead of the money going into the account. I will apply for annual leave to get visa immediately I hear from you that you are ready to act and receive this fund in youraccount.

I will use my position and influence to effect legal approvals and onward transfer of this money to your account with appropriate clearance forms of the ministries and foreign exchangedepartments.

At the conclusion of this business, you will be given35% of the total amount, 60% will be for me, while 5% will be forexpenses both parties might have incurred during the process oftransferring.

I look forward to your earliest reply Contactinfo;PHONE#+(228)-9191886. LOME TOGO.

Yours Truly
MR EMMA EZE.
E MAIL, emmanuel_14@katamail.com


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