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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "million american 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.
  • paulaqwa1@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: paul olds <paulolds40@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <paulaqwa@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2007 17:18:58 +0000
Subject: waiting for your reply



Dear Friend, We need your help. I know you will be surprised to receive this mail. I am Paul A. Olds. The son of late Martin Olds who died as a result of the revolt and campaign of calamity visited on farmers in Zimbabwe. Because of his upright stand that the government forcefully took over of farms from the investors all in the name of land reforms was absurd and inhuman; he was viewed as an enemy and eventually murdered. Ever since then, my mother, sister and I has been in U.K on asylum because of the Government in Zimbabwe has been hunting us. Before my father's death, he had deposited as family precious valuable the sum of Twelve million American dollars and 150 kg of Gold with a security company in Ghana with the sole aim of acquiring some dredging equipments in setting up of a dredging firm with his partner. With his death and all his assets seized at home and accounts frozen, the Family is now in a very difficult situation. See pageS for more on our story: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/715001.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/918781.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/1063785.stm http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/talking_point/719578.stm Based on that, we are soliciting your assistance to help us to receive this consignment as our family trustee. The amount involve is Twelve Million United States dollars ($12Million). This consignment containing Twelve Million United States dollars ($12Million) Was moved to the United States few months back to be claimed by my father's partner alone and it got to our notice through the director of the security company that the consignment has been moved to the United States by the request of my late Father’s partner, from our identification the other consignment marked M containing the Gold is still here in the security company. We cannot trust my father’s partner because since the death of my father he never cared for us even my sick mother, only interested in our money and for you to believe he wanted the money to himself, he did not inform us that he was taking the consignment to the United States. This is the situation we find ourselves and that is why we have contacted you to help us stand as our family trustee to claim this consignment over there in America and help us to come over there and start a new life. We came to Ghana after we got the news from the director of the company. Now, we have stopped the release of the consignment to him. The consignment is still in the United States and we want a trustworthy person to help us receive our consignment and we are ready to compensate you with part of the money for your help as we are in a very tight situation. After which we shall clear the one over here also having cleared our consignment in the united state. We will be glad if you respond to this call on 00447045724612 soonest.Please send your response to my alternative email address: paulaqwa1@hotmail.com Regards, Paul A. Olds For the family
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