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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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Geoffrey Taylor" <ptmassawa1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: office_governor@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 11:59:07 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS REQUEST

Dear Friend,

My name is Jeffrey Ndoma Momoh,son of late Chief Swaranden Momoh, former
Sierra Leonian Minister of gold and diamond who was killed during the civil
war.

I am searching for a reliable and trust worthy person,firm or group of
persons that can handle this confidential transaction.My father disclosed to
me in detention shortly before his death that he had the sum of USD$28.6m,
100 Kilos of alluvial gold dust and 150 carat of nucal diamond in sealed
boxes which he kept with a private security/finance company in Europe; the
security company not knowing the real contents of the boxes.

I am presently in Nigeria on politcal asylum as I feel unsafe going back to
our country; given that I lost my parents and siblings and our properties; I
have just a younger sister left, and I am responsible for her welfare and
upkeep.I am therefore,soliciting for your assistance to help us claim the
money from the security firm in Europe,in your name,and arrange for our stay
in your country; and invest this money wisely for our future living as we
have nothing else left other than this; as I am not exposed to the outside
world and have no basic or real knowledge of business investment.

I am ready to go into negotiation/arrangement with you on terms of sharing
the proceeds from this consignments, and I assure you that the transaction
is risk free with no encumberances.

Iooking forward to your quick response, and will give you the details of the
transaction on your response.

Yours sincerely

Jeffrey Ndoma Momoh.

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