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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:
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  • owusu_family@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rob owusu" <robert.owusu3@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 12:55:42 +0000
Subject: Did You Got My Previous Mail To You?

Hello Dear,
How are you? This is my first time of reaching you, as we never met before
but I saw your contact details through my late father's dairy when I was
looking for a reliable business partner/ investor in your Country who can
manage and invest in a profitable ventures. My name is Robert Owusu (28yrs)
the only son of late Nana Mensah Owusu, High Chief From Tarkwa, a rich
Gold Region in Ghana-West Africa .

My Late father was a good businessman and a well known Gold and Timber
Merchant here in my Country, before his death, he applied for a loan few
years ago, just last week, I got a letter from DHL, when I opened it, to my
greatest surprised the loan was approved by the management of Company,
but without knowing that my father has recently pasted away.

Sir, I am here to inform you that I am looking for a representative/ Company
overseas who will comply as my late father's business associate to achieve
the loan for our investment in your country.

The loan is to be repay back in 10 years with interest of 20%. The amount
which has been approved is US 120 Million Dollars. Please if you are
interested, I will like you to include your phone fax and your full name and
address in order for me to furnish it to the loan company as my late father
representative for approval, as soon as they agreed, both of us shall sign a
partnership agreement on how to invest the funds and make good profits.
Thanks and I hope to hear from you soonest.

Please kindly reply me with this email : owusu_family@hotmail.com

call me on + 233 243357729

Yours truly.
Robert Owusu. (for the Family)

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