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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: kwame 223 <kwame223_gh@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2006 22:10:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: pls i need ur help


DEAR,

FIRST AND FOREMOST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE APPROVAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER BEFORE,

I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU. I AM KWAME GABA FROM LIBARIA I WRITES TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO INVEST, AND TO BUY A LIVING HOUSE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

I AM 24YEARS OLD AND THE SON OF (CHEIF) MR /MIS HOHNSON GABA MY FATHER AND MY MOTHER.WHO DIED IN WOR MY FATHER WAS A SOSESFULL BUSNESS MAN BEFOR HE DIED.

THE. N.PEACE KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER BUT MY MOTHER DIED IN THE SPOT, HE WAS TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED AFTER THREE MONTHS. BEFORE HE DIED HE REAVEALED TO ME AND MY YOUGER SISTER ABOUT THE TWO TRUNK BOXES CONTAINING ($75,000,000 MILLION) UNITED STATES DOLLARES.

WHICH HE DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA FOR SAFEKEEPING. MY FATHER DID NOT DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF THE BOX TO THE SECURITY COMPANY.TO AVIOD THE OFFICIALS FROM RAISING EYE BROWS TO THE FUND. WHEN WE GOT TO THE SECURITY COMPANY,

WE WHERE TOLD THAT MY FATHER MADE AN AGREEMENT WITH THEM THAT THEY SHOULD NOT RELEASE THE CONSIGNMENT TO ANY OF HIS FAMILY MEMBER WITHOUT A FOREIGN PARTNER, THAT IS WHY MY SISTER AND I ARE SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

THEREFORE I WANT YOU TO LECTURE ME ON HOW BEST WE CAN INVEST THIS MONEY, BECAUSE MY FATHER TOLD ME THAT IT IS DANGEROUS TO INVEST THIS MONEY IN AFRICA BECOUSE THER ARE A LOT OF BAD BOYS IN THE CONTREY.THAT IS WHY WE WANT TO INVEST IN ABROAD.

FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, MY SISTER AND MYSELF HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 20%OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEYAND 5% FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURED DURING TRASACTION.
WE HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND THE OWNERSHIP, WHICH I CAN SEND TO YOU THROUGH FAX ON REQUEST.

NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE. WHICH I WILL WANT YOU TO FORWARD ACROSS TO ME YOUR DIRECT TEL/FAX NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATIONS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION AND EASY COMMUNICATION.

BEST REGARDS.
KWAME GABA.


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