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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: kwame gaba <kwamegaba20@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: kwamegaba@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 06:32:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Please reply as soon as possible


Dear friend

Fest and foremost I thank you for receiving my latter to you.
My name is Kwame Gaba 20years of age from Uganda an Africa country now living in Ghana west Africa with my only little brother of 12 years in a refugee camp, I which to inform you my purpose of writing you this latter.

To buy a living house in your country and to invest there. I got your contact from a foreign magazine hear in Ghana wean we are looking for someone who will help us stand as our foreign beneficiary to a fund of($18million) united stat dollars which was deposited in an insurance company hear in Ghana.

This fund was deposited by my late father named Dr.Ben.H.Gaba, who died in an fire boning accident in Uganda my country, we lost our mom wean we wear young, my late father was having a gas supplying company in my country;

my father was roach to the hospital for treatment who latter died after two weeks before my dad left this word he could me and my brother telling us about the money he deposited in Ghana.

Wean we got to the security company in Ghana we wear told that my father made an agreement with them that with out a foreign partner the fund should not be released to any one, that is why I and my litter brother are seeking for your help as our foreign partner, all document covering this fund is with me hear in Ghana.

NOTE< you are the only one who knows about this transaction so please keep it to your self alone ok.

We have set aside 25%for your assistance and 5%for any expenses that come up during the transaction. Which I will want you to send to me your direct information’s your tall/fax number and a photo copy of your pass pot for easy communication.

Thank you for your understanding and
Please reply as soon as possible
Best Regard.
Kwame Gaba.





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