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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: francis_eyedema@canada.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 21:13:35 -1200
Subject: FROM FRANCIS GNASSINGBE EYEDEMA

FROM FRANCIS GNASSINGBE EYEDEMA
DEAR FRIEND,
MY NAME IS FRANCIS, THE FOURTH SON TO THE LATE GNASSINGBE
EYEDEMA THE
PRESIDENT
OF THE FEDERAL REPULBULIC OF TOGO,I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A
FRIEND THAT ONCE
WORK IN YOUR COUNTRIES EMBASSY IN MY COUNTRY, HE RECOMENDED
YOU TO BE CAPABLE
ENOUGH TO HELP ME
AFTER THE DEATH OF MY FATHER, AS I WAS GOING THROUGH HIS
FILES I STUMBLE
ON A DOCUMENT, ADDRESSED TO MY ELDER BROTHER(FAURE
GNASSINGBE EYEDEMA) WHO
IS NOW THE PRESIDENT OF MY COUNTRY STATING THE EXISTENCE OF
$45 MILLION US
DOLLAR, DEPOSITED IN A FINANCE AND SECURITY TRUST FIRM IN
GHANAAS PERSONAL
EFFECT (FOR SECURITY REASON) IN ONE OF HIS RECENT TRIP TO
GHANA TO VISIT THE
FORMER GHANIAN PRESIDENT LIEUTENET JERRY RAWLINGSPRESENTLY
I AM NOT IN MY
COUNTRY, I AM IN LONDON
ACTUALLY MY REASON OF CONTACTING YOU IS FOR YOU TO ASSIST ME
IN CLAIMING
THE FUNDS FROM THE FINANCE SECURITY TRUST FIRM IN GHANA AS
MY LATE FATHER'S
BUSINESS PARTNER ABROAD
WHERE I AM NOW, THE LAWS DOES NOT ALLOW ME TO OPERATE A BANK
ACCOUNT AND
ALSO MY MOVEMENT IS RETRICTED AS POLITICAL ASYLUM SEEKER,
AND I WILL LIKE
TO INVEST PART OF MY MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY INTO PROPERTIES,I
WILL ALSO WANT
YOU TO TREAT THIS BUSINESS AS CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT,
PLEASE ON NO ACCOUNT
SHOULD YOU DISCLOSE THIS BUSINESS TO ANYBODY BECAUSE I DO
NOT WANT MY ELDER
BROTHER WHO IS MY COUNTRIES PRESENT PRESIDENT TO KNOW ABOUT
ITPLEASE ALSO
NOTE THAT YOU WOULD BE COMPERSATED FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE
I WILL WANT YOU TO INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO ASSIST ME BY
CONTACTING ME
IMMEDIATELY
YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL THROUGH THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS:fran_eye@yahoocouk
SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU THE DETAILS I ALSO WANT TO
ASSURE YOU THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE BECAUSE THE
FUNDS BELONG
TO MY LATE FATHER
AWAITING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE
THANKS AND GOD BLESS
FRANCIS GEYEDEMA




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