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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:
  • ",000,000" (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.
  • luwisskwemar200@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "luwiss kwemar" <luwisskwemar200@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:26:28 -0700
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF LUWISS.


ATTENTION:

I am Mr Roland Kwame the Asssistant Manager of Ayisi Group Mining Gold
Company in Ghana. Our company is one of the best mining companies in Ghana
since the year 1996 till date.

Our aproved a shipment of 1500kg of gold to be deliver in London to one of
your buyer since the year 2000 and the payment just got in now while our
company staff dont know about it. The payment done was $150,000,000 usd. The
fund has being bonded in Barclays Bank London and now i need a safe account
to transfer it into wihout my company knowning.

I will be glad if your company or you can help me transfer this said fund
into your account but first we must sign a contract agreement on that and
the presentage every one will get after the deal.
Reply back to me at :luwisskwemar200@yahoo.com

Best regards
LUWISS KWEMAR,

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