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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "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.
  • ffahad_2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fadilah fahad" <ffahad@latinmail.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 18:45:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: From Ahmed Fahad.......


GOODDAY TO YOU

DEAR FREIND,

I AM AHMED FAHAD 27YEARS OLD, THE ONLY SON TO MRS.FADILAH FAHAD FROM LIBYA. MY MOTHER MARRIED TO LATE DR. ALHAJI FAHAD OF BLESED MEMORY WHO IS AN OIL EXPLORER IN LIBYA AND KUWAIT FOR TWELVE YEARS BEFOR HE DIED IN THE YEAR 2002. MY FATHER DIED AFTER A BRIEF ILLNESS THAT LASTED FOR ONLY FOUR DAYS, SINCE THE DAETH OF MY FATHER MY MOTHER TOO HAS BEEN BATTLING WITH BOTH CANCER AND FIBROID PROBLEMS.

WHEN MY LATE FATHER WAS ALIVE HE DEPOSITED A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MONEY IN MILLIONS OF DOLLERS WITH A DEPOSIT COMPANY IN TRIDENT SECURITY COMPANY GHANA LTD. MEANWHILE BECUASE OF MY MUM SICKNESS I GOT INFORMATION THAT THERE'S A HOSPITAL IN ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA, THAT CAN TREAT THE CANCER AND FIBROID PROBLEMS FOR MY MOTHER AND SAVE HER LIFE.

THE NAME OF THE HOSPITAL IS (KOLEBU GENERAL HOSPITAL ACCRA GHANA)
I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL WITH MY MOTHER TO ACCRA GHANA FOR THE TREATMENT OF THE CANCER AND FIBROID PROBLEMS FOR MY MOTHER.

RECENTLY MY MUM'S DOCTOR TOLD ME THAT I HAVE TO FIND ALTERNATIVE TO FLY MY MUM TO ABRAOD TO TAKE PROPER TREATMENT. BEEN THAT ALL THE MONEY WE BROUGHT FORM LIBYA FOR THE TREAMENT HAS GOT FINISHED FOR DRUGS AND HOSPITAL BILLS, HERE IN KOLEBU GENERAL HOSPITAL ACCRA GHANA WEST AFRICA.

FOR THIS REASONS MY MUM INSTRUCTED ME TO LOOK FOR AN TRUST WORTHY PARSON WHO CAN HELP US TO RECTRIEVE THE FUND MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED WITH GHANA TRIDENT SECURITY COMPANY LTD, AS A FAMILY TREASURE.

SINCE WE ARE IN GHANA AND THE FUND IS ALSO IN GHANA IT IS BETTER WE RECTRIEVE THE BOXES AT THE SAME TIME. THE FUND IS IN 2 BIG METAL TRUNK BOXES, THE TOTAL AMOUNT INSIDE THE 2 BOXES IS 18,500,000 MILLION US DOLLARS CASH.

MY MUM AND I HAVE DECIDED TO DONATE 10% OF THE TOTAL FUND TO A CHARITY HOMES MOTHERLESS HOMES, ORPHANAGES AND WIDOWS. THEN 20% FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY ANOTHER 10% FOR ANY EXPENSE YOU MAY COME ACROSS THEN THE REMAINING 60% IS WHAT MY MUM AND I WILL INVEST WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY AS A PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT.

MY MUM AND I TOOK THIS DECISION BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ANY BROTHER OR SISTER THAT WILL ALSO INHERIT THIS FUND, MY LATE FATHERS RELATIVES ARE INTO RADICAL ORGANIZATION AND I DON'T WANT A SITUATION WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE USED IN AN UNHOLY MANNER. HENCE THE REASONS FOR THIS BOLD DECISION.

PLEASE PRAY FOR MY MOTHER TO RECOVER, AS YOUR PRAYERS WILL GO A LONG WAY IN UPLIFTING HER SPIRIT. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY ON MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: ffahad_2@hotmail.com
I SHALL GIVE YOU FURTHER DIRECTIVES ON WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO GO ABOUT ACTUALIZING THIS PROJECT.
I WILL ALSO SEND YOU ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENTS MY LATE FATHER USED TO DEPOSIT THE FUND WITH THE COMPANY.

ANY DELAY IN YOUR REPLY WILL GIVE ROOM IN SOURCING AN ORGANIZATION OR A DEVOTED INDIVIDUA; FOR THIS SAME PURPOSE. UNTIL I HEAR FROM YOU THRU MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: ffahad_2@hotmail.com

MY DREAMS WILL REST SQUARELY ON YOUR SHOULDERS.

REMAIN BLESSED
AHMED FAHAD.



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