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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • tomas.botchway@btinternet.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?TOMAS=20BOTCHWAY?= <tomas.botchway@btinternet.com>
Reply-To: tomasbotchway102@sify.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 09:47:47 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From: Botchway's Family


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: tomas.botchway@btinternet.com

From: Botchway's Family


I am Mr Tomas Botchway, the eldest son of late Chief, Shadol M.

Botchway, Who was the former Chairman of Gold and Diamond Mining

Corporationin Sierra-Leone.During the prevailing war/genocide in my country, my father was shot by the rebels on his way travelling to Lusia-a city after Freetown along with his personal Assistant. His Assistant died on the spot while the U.N peace keeping forces rescued my unconscious Father. He was later conveyed to Abidjan,capital of Cote D'Ivoire for medical treatment, where he later died on the 5 June 2003

Before his death he confided in me and my mother and revealed that he

had kept for safe keeping some amount of money concealed in a safe box

totalling USD$4.2 Million Dollars and 22 carat Gold Dust weighing 50kg, with a security company under the disguise as valuables/family precious items to avoid the officials of the company from raising eyebrow.

Presently, we are at the refugee camp in Bumjumbra,Ghana .Due to our Health Situations and financial difficulties ,we are seeking for your assistance to evacuate this fund lying in the vault of the security company and probably used part for investment purposes and to help us arrange to leave the refugee camp.

Your assistance to us will enable us withdraw the consignments from

the security company and transfer this funds for an onward joint partnership investment in your country under your care and supervision.

Every legal documents regarding the safe keeping of this said funds shall be sent to you on the receipt of your reply.

We are also saddled with the clause my late Father left in the agreement which he made with the security firm. The agreement indicated that the consignment should not be withdrawn except in the prescence of a would be investor.


I hope you treat this very confidential and with utmost urgency .

Please endeavor to include your private fax and phone number when replying to this mail.You will be at liberty to negotiate a percentage from

the total deposit for your assistance.


I anticipate your urgent co-operation in this regards.However, if you

feel uninterested,kindly delete this proposal from your email address.

I await to hear from you before long

Best regards,

Tomas Botchway

(for the family).



- TOMAS BOTCHWAY

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