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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: rose kofie <rose_kofie@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 18 May 2006 13:08:39 +0100 (BST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANT.


Refugee Camp
Bujumbura Accra-
Ghana.

Dear sir,
How are you and your entrely family?I hope all
is well.My name is michael minicon,i am from sudan by naionality.I am the senior son of Joseph minicon the rebels leader in
sudan.Before now,due to the intervention of the
united nations,they were ask to lay down their arms.Before
this time,my father have already acquired a huge amount of
millions of US$50million dollars with 450kg of gold ,which he hurriedly deposited with a security company
here in Ghana,
personally declared these boxes as family effect.So
the
company is not aware of the contents of the boxes.
All documents regarding this consignment is here
with me intact,so i need your assitance as to enable
me to take this fund to your destination so that i can
invest with it and continue with my education ,and i am prepared to compensate you with 30%percent of the total amount for yourassitance. .Please,i am under pressure because of the new
immigation policy on refugees by the Ghana
government.Hence your urgent assitance is promptly
needed.
Please,let me know your intentions immediately through
email.and give me your private phone and fax numbers
as to ebable me speak to you more vividly and
confidenlly.
Note,please treat this as confidential,as l have not
told anybody except you,I am under pressure.
Waiting to hear from you as soon as you received this message.
Thanks,
yours truly,

michael minicon




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