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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:
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: odon mic <odon_mic02@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 05:42:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT.


Dear Sir ,
How are you today , hope fine .
Sir i Michael Odogu , the first son of Kwame Odogu the founder of the popular gold mine called ashanti gold company intl , sir the reason why i am contacting you is that with the help of God i have been able to transfer my consignment of $9.5 million out of africa into your country , but sir just two days ago i was contacted by the diplomat who was to deliver the consignment to my beneficiary called and told me that he can not deliver to that beneficiary due to the fact that he is now on the run from the police for illegal possesion of hard drugs . so now the diplomat told me that i should look for a new beneficiary whom he can deliver to other wise he would return the consignment back to africa , which i dont want to happen .
I got your contact from the office of the Ghana ministry of commerce and i was told that you are a trust worthy person who can help me out , thus i am contacting you today , sir if you are interested in helping me i would want to know via your reply .
Hope to hear from you soon .
Regards ,
Odon Mic .


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