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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mado Christopher Jr <mado_christ15@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mado_christ1@katamail.com
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 19:13:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: You and I


Dear Friend,
It is a bright lovely day in Accra Ghana and I am very happy to write to you though it may come from a stranger but there is a saying that ones words and one are the same so through my words we have met and be resassured my words comes with very sincere intensions and it will be of benefit to you and i.
Now let me fomally introduce myself i am Prince Mado Jr the only son of King Efe Mado (The Efe 1of Natama kingdom)of the Republic of Congo in central Africa.
Currently if you listen to the world news you will be conversant with the crisis going on in my country and my father is a victim of this war, now the reason i have written to you is that in the year 2003 he deposited 25million American dollars as family valueables in a security company in Accra Ghana, the consignment which contains the funds has been passed down to me as his next of kin and presently i really need your help to claim the consignment as my foreign beneficiary and invest the funds because the crisis took everything we had and please i will also like to relocate to your country where i can continue my education.I am willing to give 20% of the total funds for the inconveniences that this may cost you .
Presently i am at the refugee camp in Accra Ghana, i will be hoping to hear from you soon.
Yours Sincerely,
Prince Mado Jr.
NB.
I have all documentations my father did with the security company here in Accra



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