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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "you will be given 30%" (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)
• 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.
  • uprightj50@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "joshuagkayi2" <joshuagkayi2@canada.com>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 03:52:07 -0800
Subject: VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL....



Dear Sir/Madam,

Compliments of the day and Good Tidings.
I am Mr Joshua Gkayi working with the continental bank Plc
Ecowas bank affiliated. in the foreign payment department .
There is an account opened in this bank since 1990 but since
2001, no body has operated on this account again. After an
intensive and private investigation, I discovered that the
owner of this account was the manager of U. Martins co. Ltd.
(a foreigner)who has died without having a beneficiary to
this account in Lome Togo .The amount in this account is
$18,000,000.(Eighteen million USD).

In the light of the above fact, I now Wish to transfer this
money
abroad for investment. Your assistance as a foreigner is
necessary because the management is ready to welcome anybody
who come with the correct
information to this account which I will give you immediatly
if you
are interested doing this business with me. Also be informed
that I will
burn the whole documents relating to this transaction after
the business. I
will apply for an annual leave immediatly and come to meet
you for sharing
after the fund had been transferred to your account or any
account of your
choice.You will be given 30% of the total amount ,then 5%
will be set aside
for any expenses incured and 65% will be for me .
Please get back to me on my email; uprightj50@yahoo.fr so
that we can proceed with the transaction
immediately .

Yours Sincerely.

Mr. Joshua Gkayi.





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