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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • law_renceige@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Lawrence Ige" <lawrenceige12@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 22:04:49 +0000
Subject: URGENT/PARTNERSHIP...

CONFIDENTIAL
(REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL:law_renceige@yahoo.com)
ATTN,
FIRST AND FOREMOST,I MUST SOLICIT YOUR STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS
TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL BE GIVEN GENUINE
APPROVAL CONSIDERING THE FACTS WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER
BEFORE, I WISH TO USE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM LAWRENCE IGE THE SON OF LATE BOLA IGE(FORMER MINISTER OF JUSTICE IN
NIGERIA) WHO WAS ASSASSINATED IN OUR HOME ON THE 21 DECEMBER 2001.
I AM CONTACTING YOU BASED ON INFORMATION I GOT FROM THE NGO STAFF HERE THAT
YOU ARE A TRUST WORTHY PERSON THAT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN
YOUR COUNTRY AS THE FOREIGN BENEFICIARY, AND ASSIST ME IN INVESTMENT THIS
FUND IN A GOOD BUSINESS IN YOUR COUNTRY.
I HAVE A TRUNK BOX CONTAINING $4.5MILLION DOLLARS(SPENDABLE CASH) AND GOLD
DUST WHICH MY DAD DEPOSITED HERE IN ACCRA-GHANA AND USE MY NAME AS THE NEXT
OF KIN IN DEPOSITING IT.
I AM HERE IN GHANA WHERE I HAVE BEEN SEEKING ASYLUM, BECAUSE THE PEOPLE THAT
KILLED MY LATE FATHER ARE AFTER US THE CHILDREN AS WELL.
I WILL LIKE TO GO INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO INVEST
THIS FUND HERE IN AFRICA BECAUSE OF MY LATE DAD POLITICAL ENEMIES AND
UNSTABLE ECONOMY HERE IN AFRICA.
I HAVE ALL THE VITAL DOCUMENTS COVERING THE DEPOSIT AND WHICH 1 CAN SEND TO
YOU THROUGH VIA EMAIL ON REQUEST.
NOTE:I HAVE NEVER DISCLOSED THIS TO ANY PERSON APART FROM YOU,SO YOU HAVE TO
KEEP THIS TRANSACTION AS A TOP SECRET TO YOURSELF ALONE.WHICH I WILL WANT
YOU TO FORWARD ACCROSS TO ME YOUR DIRECT PHONE NUMBER FOR MORE INFORMATIONS
ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION.
endevour to reply to my private email:law_renceige@yahoo.com
WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.
REGARDS,
LAWRENCE IGE.

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