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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "linda ogali" <linda_ogali10@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 20:17:56 +0100
Subject: Your assitance please




Dear Respectful.

I am linda ogali with my younger brother john we are the children of late
Mr ogali michael from Sierra Leone. I am writing you in absolute confidence
primarily to seek your assistance to transfer our cash of four.two Million
United States Dollars (US$4.2,000.00.) now in the custody of a private
Security trust firm in African the money is in trunk box deposited and
declared as family valuables by my late father as a matter of fact the
company does not know the content as money,although my father made them to
understand that the box belongs to his foreign partner.

My late father ogali michael.a native of Kono District in the Northerh
province of Sierra Leone,was the Controller and Chiarman,Association of
Sierra Leone Gold Mining co-operation (A.S.L.G.M.C.)Freetown. According to
my father,this money was the income accrued from Mining Co-operation's over
draft and minor sales. Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels
forces of major Paul Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping
operation that almost destroyed my country,following the forceful removal
from power of the civilian elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the
rebels. My father had already made arrangement for his family thats talking
about my mother, my younger brother and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan
the capital Republic of Cote D'Ivoire with the CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT, he
made with a security firm in Abidjan through the aid of U.N evacuation
team.We are now in the Abidjan and could not return to our country since the
war has ended and looking forward to travel overseas for investment after
retrieving the box from the security firm.

During the war in my country and following the indiscriminate looting of
Public and Government properties by the rebel forces,the Sierra Leone mining
coop. was one of the target looted and it was destroyed.My father including
other top Government functionaries were attaked and killed by the rebels in
November 2000 because of his relationship with the civilian government of
Ahmed musa Kabbah. As a result of my father's death and with the news of
my uncle' involvement in the air crash in January it dashed our hope of
survival The untimely deaths caused my mother's heart failure and other
related complications of which she later died in the hospital after we must
have spent a lot of money on her early this year. Now my 14years old brother
and myself are alone in Abidjan without any relation.

Our only hope now is in the box deposited in the Security Firm in Abidjan
and
I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings ways. 1. To assist me
claim this box from the security Firm as the beneficiary, 2. To deposit
the money in your bank account and arrange for us to start a new life also
invest the money wisely in a lucrative business venture. For your
assistance, I have agreed with my younger brother that 20% of the total
amount will be for your effort and another 10% to cover all the expenses
that may incure during the business transaction. Last, I urge you to keep
this Proposal strictly confidential as no one knows our where about.
Please as you show your willingness,Forward to us your full name, address
and Telephone number to join you in conversation.Earnestly awaiting your
response.
Thanks,
May God bless you and your famliy.
linda ogali michael

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