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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: joseph maxelle <fredjosephmaxelle8@yahoo.com.au>
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:39:40 +1000 (EST)
Subject: Get back to me immediately!!!.


Dear Mr.VICTIM-FULLNAME,

I appreciate to see your mail regarding to my proposal i sent to you.I will like to introduce myself and my family to you.I am a franscophone country here in Togo,am a french man,i speak little english.Please,this business is concerned between i and you ok.You should tell me about yourself too and your country.

I am Dr.Maxelle Fred Joseph and I am 51yrs old, I live on no. 25 O’conor de Avenue off Ovim Lome-Togo. I have work with the Banque Centrale Des Etats De L'afrique De L'ouest Lome-Togo as a director in charge of the auditing and account section. I am married to a lovely wife and blessed with three kids, two boys and a girl. My wife Mrs Carol Ngozi Joseph a nurse and works with the general hospital here in Lome. We all will finally come over to your country as soon as this fund gets into your account.

This is an opportunity that comes once in a life time and I have decided to make good use of it. I sincerely hope that we will work together in truth without having any atom of greed to cheat on each other as I do believe that this business will certainly bring us together for good business and friendship relationship as I will finally come over to your country with my family for settlement once this funds gets into your account.

It is important that you understand that your are the most important person as far as this transaction is concerned because this funds will come into your account and in your name so I will need your word that you will not in any way double-cross me.

I will prefer most that you visit to our country so that we can go to the bank directly with the documentation of the deceased account holder as you are the next of kin to inherit the said fund.What did you suggest?.

I have to inform you,there is nothing like scamm in this deal and for the proof and the reality of this business that you should see our bank web site:www.bceao.int so tell me your mind in investing on this business so that we will get this fund transfer into your account.

Waiting to hear from you urgently.

Regards,

Dr.Joseph


VICTIM-FULLNAME

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