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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Ama Terry Eyadema <amaterry05@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2006 02:18:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Mrs. Ama Terry Eyadema


ATTN:Amarjit Singh

I got your contact mail from your country directory With impression that you are a trusted person and Godly person. I am Mrs. Ama Terry, the step wife of Late President Eyadema of Togo, who safe kept a truck,Box of our cash treasure as family valuable in a Safe-keeping Whare house in London .Now after his death I and my and my son as his last wife, who is to Inherite the consignment came to review to you that Inside the content is cash of $5 million which. my late husband, President Nyasigbe Eyadema of Togo arranged it out of the country for your view.

As the last wife he held it a secret between us against his senior son, born by first wife, the current president of Togo. And i urged you to help us act as our foreign patner to help me retrive the said cash consignment from London. And invest our share for us in your country, Heance the reason why iam contacting you to seek your urgent assistance to retrive this cash consignment in London. It was not made known to the entire company in London that the Content is money for security reasons.

The sharing arrangement is 40% for you and 50% for us and 10% to balance back for any expenses you may Incured, like flight fare and telephone call.etc.Now I will like you to furnish me your phone and fax Numbers to enable the my young boy speak with you and there after enable us furnish you Power of Attorney that will be obtained from High Court that will give you tiltle to claim the said consignment on our behalf In London.Meanwhile we are now residing in Refegue Camp because of the first son treasing us to get Information of where the late father kept the cash Consignment. So this information is highly confidential.

Best Regards,

Mrs. Ama Terry Eyadema


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