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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • missmnnamartins@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: martins69@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 10:18:48 +0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?COMPLIMENT=20OF=20THE=20SEASON?=

Dearest one,

Compliment of the day.


My name is Miss Anna Martins,a young girl from Ghana.The source in which
i saw your profile made me to contact you for help. I am the only surviving
child to late Mr/Mrs Andy Martins. My father and mother were famous farmers
specialised in cocoa and gold business when they were both alive. After
the death of my mother long ago my father decided not to remarry because
of the love he has for his wife and his only daughter so he took over the
family business alone untill he poisoned by his business associate after
he was given the chairman of the association in Ghana known as the economic
capital which he suffered the sickness and died recently. I am presently
living alone in my country as an orphan.

Before the death of my father in a private hospital in my country where
he was admitted immediately I came back from Lome - Togo where I am schooling,
he secretly called me in his bedside and told me about the sum of Ten million
five hundred thousand US dollars ($10.5 million) he left in a fixed account
in a bank here in my country, It was the money he intended to transfer overseas
for foreign investment before he was poisoned. He advised me to seek a foreign
partner in any country of my choice to assist me transfer the money to foreign
account because of my young age.He advice me to make sure that I look for
good person to transfer the money where the money will be save and invested
wisely.that the poeple who kill him may be after my life.After the burial
I went to the bank for the release of the money ,the bank director told
me that my father made an aggreement with them that the money should be
release to me only when I up to 25 years of age ,or that I should appoint
a guardian on my behalf so that they can release the money to me..

Now I am facing a hell of pressures in my country now and the people who
poisoned my father is after my life.I have been severely attacked by unknown
gun men in the formal hotel where I been hiding ,right now two young girl
had been killed by this assasins in that hotel as a mistaken of identity
thinking that am the one.there was a rumour that I been killed but God is
on my side.
My uncle who was not in good term with my late father was the brain behind
this incidence, meanwhile he has taken over my father business as well and
was seeking for my life. my life was in danger and presently I am in a hideout
where no one can see me. Right now,I am restless and in a total darkness
condition.Please, I came across your profile and I decided to contact you
for help because you seem trustworthy and in my mind.Please if you help
me out I will share my life and whatever I have with you in your country.Nobody
is away of the money as I am talking to you now as advice by my late father
may their souls rest in perfect peace AMEN. I decided to seek your assistance
to transfer the money to your choice account where it will be invest wislely
as my late father advised. I will come over there to meet you and further
my education after successful transfer of the funds to your account.

I need your help in the following ways:
(1) To serve as my guardian and assist to transfer the money into your choice
nominated account .
(2) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my
education and to secure a resident permit for me in your country.
(3) To serve as a guardian of the funds unti i finish education and come
of age to handle the money.
To will invest the money in any business you know well in your country?
Please your help will be highly appreciated,I am willing to offer you 20%
of the total money as a reward for your assistance in the transfer and we
shall discuse your percents in any profits of the investments.
Please reply with your decission via this email address {missmnnamartins@sify.com}
Thanks as i hope to hear from you soon.

Yours,

Anna Martins

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