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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:
  • "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 next of kin 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.
  • johngana01@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john gana" <johngana@latinmail.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:27:11 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: WAIT YOUR RESPONCE


Dear Partner,
I presumed that all is well with you and your family. Please let this =
do not be a surprise proposal to you because i got your contact inform=
ation from the international directory in few weeks ago before i decid=
ed to contact you on this magintude and lucrative transaction for our f=
uture survival in life.
=20
I AM MR. JOHN GANA THE CHIEF SECURITY OFFICER [C.S.O] IN ONE OF THE SE=
CURITY FIRM IN BURKINA FASO (GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY).THERE'S A TRUNK B=
OX DEPOSITED IN MY COMPANY AS A FAMILY TREASURE BUT LATER I FOUND OUT T=
HAT THE CONTENT OF THAT BOX IS MONEY WORTH OF $10.2 MILLION DOLLARS[TEN=
MILLION TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS] IN CASH. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARC=
H I REALIZED THAT THE DEPOSITOR WAS THE LATE PRIME MINISTER, MR. RAFIK =
BAHAA EDINE HARIRI, DEPOSITED AS A FAMILY VALUABLES. THE FAMILY DOES NO=
T KNOW ABOUT THIS DEPOSIT.RAFIK BAHAA EDINE HARIRI (NOVEMBER 1, 1944 - =
FEBRUARY 14,2005), MARRIED TO NAZEK AUDI HARIRI, WAS A LEBANESE SELF-MA=
DE MILLIONAIRE AND BUSINESS TYCOON, AND WAS FIVE TIMES PRIME MINISTER O=
F LEBANON(1992-1998 AND 2000-2004) BEFORE HIS LAST RESIGNATION FROM OFF=
ICE ON OCTOBER 20, 2004. THE LATE MR. RAFIK BAHAA EDINE HARIRI DIED ON =
THE 14TH DAY OF FEBRUARY, 2005 WHEN EXPLOSIVES EQUIVALENT TO AROUND 300=
KG OF C4 WERE DETONATED AS HIS MOTORCADE DROVE PAST THE SAINT GEORGE H=
OTEL IN THE LEBANESE CAPITAL, FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE LOG ON. (http=
://www.hariri.info) =20
=20
I NOW SEEK YOUR CO-OPERATION TO ASSIST ME IN TRUTH AND SINCERITY HOPING=
IN GOD THAT YOU WILL NEVER LET ME DOWN BY GIVING ME YOUR FULL SUPPORT =
AND I WILL YOU LOVE TO COME DOWN TO MY COUNTRY TO ENABLE US SEE. THAT T=
HIS CONSIGNMENT CAN BE MOVED AND YOU CAN SEE IT IN REAL CASH WITH YOUR =
PHYSICAL EYES. I HAVE AGREED TO GIVE 40% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU WHILE5=
5% WILL BE FOR ME, WHILE THE REMAINING 5%WILL BE USED TO OFFSET OF BILL=
S INCURRED. WHEN I RECEIVED YOUR FAVORABLE RESPONSE I WILL SEND TO YOU =
ALL THE DETAILS AND THE APPLICATION FORM TO APPLY TO THE SECURITY COMPA=
NY AS THE NEXT OF KIN.=20
MR.JOHN GANA(johngana01@yahoo.fr)
WAIT YOUR RESPONCE


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