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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • georgeowusugh@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "georgeowusugh@terra.es" <georgeowusugh@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 22:03:40 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: reply back


Attn: Director/C.E.O
From the desk of Mr George Owusu
Tell: 00233 242 121028.
Private email georgeowusugh@yahoo.com
I am the director of STANDARD SECURITY AND SERVICES LIMITED ACCRA GHANA. I contacted you to assist me move my FUND out of here to your personal or company’s bank account for investment. I have been working with this security company for years now. Within this period I have watched with meticulous precision how Africa heads of states and government functionaries have been using our company to move huge amount of money USD, POUNDS, in cash to their foreign partners. They bring in these CONSIGNMENTS of cash and secretly declare the contents to us as jewelleries, gold, diamonds, precious stones, family treasures and vital documents. MOBUTU SESE SECO OF ZIARE (DEAD),FODE SANKOY OF SIERRA LEONE, FELIX HOUPHET BOIGNY OF COTE D'IVORE (DEAD,KANAN BEDIE OF COTE D' IVORE (ABIDJAN)etc. All these peoples have more than hundred consignments deposited with our company.
Nobody will ever come for them because in most cases the certificate of deposit are never available to anybody expect the depositors hence most of them are dead I have moved some of the consignments to our office in Holland and London. As soon as you are able to produce the secret information as contained in the secret file of any consignment it will be released to you I have finalized every arrangement for YOU to claim one the CONSIGNMENTS with No:,1401 contained $15 MILLION USA DOLLARS . I will supply you all the information about the consignment and all the documents which you will use to claim it easily. You will only send an email to our security company management request for the consignment, then I as the Director I will complete all the underground arrangement to make sure the consignment is released to you.
My dear I did not request any money from you I only need you to agree to assist me then I will present your name to our security company management as the new beneficiary of the consignment with NO:1401 and I will also back it with all the documents needed so that nobody in our office will question you or suspect your claim as fake, The procedure is very simple and easy, I will send you the documents for the consignment and you will send it back to our company management by email attachment. And apply officially to the Director of foreign operations of the company requesting for the release of your consignment with No:, 1401. . My dear I assure that no risk is involve since I am working with the company for years I have all the particulars of every consignment and I will never make a single mistake. After the claim is done both of us will share the total money 50 – 50. Please feel free to ask questions if you have any. Please contact me back through the above email address and telephone number for us to proceed and conclude the deal immediately.
Best Regards,
George Owusu






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