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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 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: jeff adams <jeff_adams111gh@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jeff_adams112gh@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2007 15:33:22 +0000
Subject: READ AND GET BACK TO ME..........



Dear Sir, My Name is Jeffrey Adama, it is my pleasure to write you , since I cannot be able to see you face to face at first. Being the eldest son of my father, late Dr. Frank Adama from Ghana (WA) I am 19 years of age. My father was limited liability Diamond and Gold merchant in Koforidua before his untimely death.After his business trip to Accra to negotiate on a good investment business he wanted to invest in. A week after he came back from Accra, he got an accident with my mother of which my mother died instantly but my father diedafter five days in a private hospital on that faithful afternoon, I didn’t know that my father was going to leave me after I had lost my mother, but before my father gave up the ghost he disclosed to me that he deposited sum of $7, 000,000, 00 Dollars (Seven Million us Dollars) in suspense domiciliary accountwith International commercial Bank in Takoradi-Ghana. He said that the money was meantfor his Diamond and Gold Company he wanted to establish in HOLLAND . Hesingle handed me the deposit certificate and instructed me to seek fora reliable and trust worthy business partner for my life time investment abroad because i am too young to handle this money. Now I have succeeded in locating the bank but i was told by the bank director that the money can not be withdraw here in Ghana unless it is been transfer to another account overseaand also confirmed to me that the money is there with most honest andconfidentiality.Now I am soliciting for your assistance to help me transfer this money out from Ghana to your safe account abroad so that you will help me to invest this money into any meaningful lucrative business in your countrybecause this is my only hope in life. I am willing to offer you 25% of thetotal fund if only you can help me out of my present predicament.I also want you to know that all necessary documents covering the legality and deposit o the funds in the bank are here with me and i can send them to you through email or fax for your view.Waiting to hear from you soonest.Regards,Jeffrey Adama
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