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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:
  • "this transaction is real and never a joke" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • ncho_mike2000@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ncho mike <ncho_mike@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2007 21:03:30 +0000
Subject: FUND INVESTMENT



From N'cho Mike
Attention: I am N'cho Mike the only son of late former Director of finance,Chief Vincent R. N'cho Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal. My late father made this money when he was in position, he deposited the money with Finance company in Europ, but I am residing under political asylum in London. Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to contact me so that I will furnish you with all the information concerning the money. I want you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the said amount is (fifteen Million Dollars) $15 Million. I will compensating you with 15 % of the total money , now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country,were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.
Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke. My late father Chief Vincent gave me the documents like certificate of deposit issued to him by Finance Company on the date of deposit, for you to be clarify because, I do not expose myself to anybody I see,I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.
N.B Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate management,hotel business and agricultural business, please advise me.Promise me to be a guidearn considering my situation and not to betray me.
Thanks and God bless.Best regards.N'cho Mike.

NB: My late father used me the only son as the beneficiary / next of `kin on the day of deposit and also told me that I will need a foreign assistance of a foreigner with a legitimate bank Account abroad who will stand as co-beneficiary and partner abroad. Pease contact me on my private email: ncho_mike2000@gmail.com
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