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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • amaputanwgu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: silas luke <andsilas3@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Mar 2007 05:18:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: COME OUT


Hi
From Andrew Silas,

Dear Sir/Ma ,

I know my message will come to you as a surprise. Don’t worry I was totally convinced to write you. I am Andrew Silas, the son of Late Edward Silas who was a fame merchant of cacao/gold and diamonds during his days.

I am 15 years old of age, and i am in search of a trustworthy investor. I inherited {$5million us dollars} with 45,kilos of alluvia gold bar 23 carats, and I need a fund Manager, that will assist me for the retrieve of the consignment from the safe keeping company here in Ghana and transfer it to his/her country.

Also help me invest this amount, as I do not have any knowledge in financial investments, as I am under age to do that here in my country Ghana.

I will offer you 15% of the total sum for your noble assistance and 5% for any expenses that you will incur on the process of this transaction, like phone
calls etc. Pals Contact me privately if you are honest and willing to assist me without any betrayal of trust for a clear details of this assistance required from you. Email me with this i .d. amaputanwgu@yahoo.com

Have a nice day and God bless you.

Yours Truly
Andrew Silas


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