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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: inspector police general <inspectorofpolice22@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: hfmin22@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2007 11:55:11 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Confidential.



FROM, THE DESK OF IGP.
GHANA POLICE SERVICE.
Sir,
Be inform that some groups of people incharge of a consignment said to belong to a Labanese businessman who died on plan crash 3 years ago at Republic of Benin with his family have been arrested by my team police on patrol 3days today.After investigation,we find out that the money have no claim of ownership.Therefore,i want to find out if you can be able to claim the box which we find out to be spendable cash of US Dollars after scanning it.Now i want you to stand on my behalf as beneficiary to claim it for a viable business for both of us as partnership.You will be the control of the affairs, Well,the consingment said to carry $25Million Dollars belong to his late parents who based in Sierra-leone sometime ago are now under my custody.
I want you to call me and tell me how you can now help the people involve concerning this fund so that we can proceed on the shippment immediately.Call me with this number and i hope to help you out with my power in office and also i will secure the box till it get to your ends and i hope to arrange for the shippment through a viable personael to your country Pls call me to detail you on what to do next+233249543883.
Reply fast.
Inspector of Police office
Headquarter,Accra Ghana
I G P.



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