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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • mns_jones@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: m j <mj_address12@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:40:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: This is my consignment box with the money and some pieces of diamonds help me and my wife to recieve this consignment in your country


H/No. 3467
Home Plus Guest House.
Manet Housing Estate
Accra-Ghana.

My Dear Friend.
I am left with no option but to making my first contact with you through mail because that is the only way I think i will express myself for you to fully understand me with my proposition.I got your contact through my friend before i and my wife left my country Sierra Leone.

I am a young Sierra leonian man of 25years and I want to make an enquiry into an investment regulation in your country.I also need a financial adviser who will advise me on financial matters as I have little or no knowledge in this areas.

I am the last and the only surviving son of my late father who died last year in an unforseen circumstances.I inherited from my late father large sum of money, a total of $12.5M(Twelve Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) and some pieces of precious diamond cleverly packaged as consignment box and lodged in a Safe House as a photographic Film Materials.

I arrived yesterday night from my country with my wife and a son to Ghana I am presently lodging in guest house.I will go to the safe house to collect the consignment as soon as I have acknowledged from you that you will be of an assistance to me to receive my consignment and my family in your country.You do not have to worry about expenses because as soon as I have claim the consignments i will transfer into your account some fund to you for your pocket and most importantly to pay for the expenses that will eventually eminate from your side and also money that you will use to purchase a decent accommodation for me and my family before i come to meet you in your country.

I earnestly need your urgent response so that I will proceed and know how to go about the collection of the consignment.

I will give you my cellphone as soon as I am able to get one but pls try to re-confirm yours cellphone number while replying to me because we need to talk.

Thank you for your understanding and your willingness to assist me and my family.I have intentionally attached for your viewing and purpose of goodwill a picture of the consignment box containing the $12.5M and the diamonds just before it was deposited in the security warehouse last year.Kindly open the attachement.This photograph was taken in my country just a shortwhile before I had it brought to Ghana through diplomatic means.

I and my wife are proposing to your for your unreserve effort and co-operation 20% commission 75% for me and wife and 10% share for you on our investement partnership.

Earnestly waiting for your urgent response.

Please direct your reply to this email:

mns_jones@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully,
Martins Jones.



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