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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: fanta musa <ensath6_2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jul 2006 04:28:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: your assistance please


Dear Sir
First let me introduce myself

I am fanta the eldest daughter of the late dr musa sackor .My father was the
executive director of a quasi governmental
corporation and the proud owner of Torger
international diamond company in Sierra
Leone before he was killed during the war.After the
death of my father our family lawyer brought some
documents indicating that my father deposited
(12million dollars with gold and diamond
with a security company here in Accra - Ghana.
We have carefully checked and found the
security company, where the valuables are being
kept. The money, gold and diamond were deposited
asfamily valuables and their real value was not
made to known to the company. Presently my
mother, little brother, sister, and my self are
here in Ghana as refugees and so that we can move
our properties in the security company out of
Africa for investment purposes, this is why I need
a foreigner who can stand as a business partner,
who can come down to Africa to help me carry the
valuables out of Africa. If you are ready to
help and support my family inthis transaction,
please send me a reply as soon asou get this mail
then we can also discuss what you would be
getting out of the transaction by
assistingus. Yours Sincerely.

thanks fanta

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