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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear brother " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: john gomo <john_gomo@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:30:14 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Repply ( From John Gomo).


Dear brother ,

I thank you so much for your mail to me and everything that you have stated here, but I will have to make you know that everything is worked out for good and that I have every prove that you need to keep this transaction moved ahead because I do not have who to entrust this unto and that is why I want you to make sure that this transaction is completed and to help the destitudes there in your country.

I trust your very good deed and I know that we will put heads together to make this a success as I know that you will surely take good care of this fund and that God through his special grace will grant you favour and give you directions, please know that I have every information to give you so that you will use the same to contact the security company for the release of the consignment and remeber that they are not aware of the deposit in the consignment as money but as family valuables for security reason and which is the reason why I want you to hesten up by contacting the security company and having this consignment cleared from their vault to your country.

Please I want you to help get the clearance and while I am still alive will be willing to give you every information that you need concerning the deposit of the consignment and the necessary informations and codes of the consignment that were given to me by the officials of the security company while the deposit was made.

I want you to provide me with the necessary informations for trust such as your full name, address, telephone and fax numbers and with these I will also try to reach the security company and confirm to them that you are the foreign business partner representing me and who will order the release of the consignment which was earlier deposited in their vault .

Try to reach me and any information that you need from me will be forwarded
to you, try to keep this transaction confidential and remember that I will only forward you the informations when I hear next from you.
Greetings to all your loved ones and most especially those that will benefit from this fortune.

Thank you very much and may the good Lord bless you.
Yours brother,

John Gomo.


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