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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)
  • "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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: John Omari <j_omari2@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: familyofomari@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 08:33:00 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Official Message


Dear Friend,
I am John Omari,calling from Ghana,the only son to Mr Koffi Omari who died last 3 year ago on a plane crash in london.I contacted your name from Chambers of Commerce.

I am writing as friend,my late father Koffi Omari was a business man also work in president office here,he travelled to your country and deposited some money in a security company and registered it as Family Belonging,for security reasons,and the money was package in a trunk box,I am here seeking for your assitance to help in retriving the consignment as I am still in School.

I promised to give you 10% of the total sum of the money in the trunk box over there that worth 5 million U.s$. as my father told me and I am the nexk of kin to my late father,on your response I will contact a lawyer that will obtain certificate change of owner for you as the new beneficiary so that I will forward you the contacts of the security company over there were my father registered and deposited the trunk box of money inside it is 5 million U.S Dollars.

Note,the security company were my father registered the money does not know the content because my late father Mr Koffi Omari registered it as Family Belonging so that it will be easy for him to retrive it back,on your response, when we proceed I will then send you the secret number of the registered box,that is the number to press and open the box finally when the security company hand the box over to you as the new beneficiary,on your proceed then I will like to have your contact address,house number,phone and fax to enable me know that you are honest to me.

Finally,when you receive the box fund,I will then send you my account number were you will send me my own money after removing your own share.
Before we proceed,I will like to have your real adresses,

Home Address............
Office. Address...........
Occupation....
Marital Status......
Phone and Fax..........
Age..........................
Country Of Origin..........................

I cant come to your country as of now because I am taking my exams,if you are ready and honest contact me immediately

Yours Truely Son

John Omari.

Student (24 yrs old)


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