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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:
  • "million us 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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Martin Aboagye" <meizer45@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mart45@inbox.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 08:06:00 +0100
Subject: golden opportunity

Dear sir,

I am Mr. Martin Aboagye, an accountant with one of the reputable banks in Accra

Ghana. a national of your country, who was a contractor with a reputable company


here in Ghana. On the 1st of April 2000,his wife and their two Children were

involved in a car accident along Motor expressway. All occupants of the vehicle

unfortunately lost their lives. Since then we have been trying to locate any of

Mr. Adam Ekber extended relatives, but this has also proved unsuccessful.

After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his similar name

over the Internet, to locate any member of his family hence this mail to you. I

have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by Mr.Adam Ekber

before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by my bank.

Since we have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased since you

have similar nationality to Mr Adam Ekber so that the proceeds of this account

valued at 9.5million US Dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can share the

money.55% to me and 45% for you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will

protect you from any breach of the law. As soon as I hear from you I will detail

you on the process of the transaction.Thanks in advance

Martin Aboagye

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