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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:
  • ",000,000" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ngoni masoka <ngonim.22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ngoni.masoka@yahoo.gr>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 10:24:57 +0000
Subject: FROM Mrs. NGONI MASOKA



FROM Mrs. NGONI MASOKAABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE WEST-AFRICA

PERMIT TO INFORM YOU ABOUT MY DESIRE TO GO INTO BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU I AM MADAM NGONI MASOKA, THE ONLY WIFE OF LATE MR TOURE MICHEAL KOFFI, MY HUSBAND WAS A VERY WEALTHY FARMER MERCHANT BASED IN ZIMBABWE, THE ECONOMIC CAPITAL OF ZIMBABWE BEFORE HE WAS POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND ON 29TH JUNE 2003 IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ZIMBIA. HE SECRETLY CALLED ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF (US$14,000,000) LEFT IN A SUSPENCE ACCOUNT IN A LOCAL BANK, THAT HE USED OUR SON'S NAME AS OUR ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSE. SIR, I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE AND IDEA I WANT YOU TO SERVE AS THE BENEFICIARY/GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND SINCE MY CHILD IS ONLY 20 YEARS AND TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AFTER THIS MONEY HAS BEEN TRANSFERRED TO YOU MOREOVER, SIR, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT/INPUT AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY TO YOUR NORMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEAS BECAUSE I CAN NOT INVEST IN MY COUNTRY AS ZIMBABWE IS GOING THROUGHT DEEP FINANCIAL TROUBLE OF POLIITICAL PROBLEM OF THEIR GOVERNMENT

FURTHER MORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD BE CONCLUDED WITHIN A SHORT TIME ANDMY COMING TO MEET YOU HOPPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON THANKS AND GOD BLESS NGONI MASOKA

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