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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: David Opoku <david_op222222@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <dav_opoku@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:14:25 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE TRANSACTION



DEAR SIR, I AM MR. DAVID OPOKU A REGIONAL MANAGER, UNIVERSAL TRUST FINANCE ( SAFE AND DEPOSIT COMPANY, GHANA. AS A STAFF OF THE ABOVE COMPANY, I DISCOVERED AN AMOUNT OF $12.5 M (U.S.D) AND SOME QUANTITY OF GOLD DUST, ALL IN DISQUISE AS GOLD DUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BOTH IN SEALED BOXES. THIS BELONG TO A FOREIGN CUSTOMER WHO IS A GOLD MERCHANT UNFORTUNATELY DIED IN PLANE CRASH THAT HAPPENED IN THE COAST OF ABIDJAN INVOLVING BOEING 747 IN THE YEAR 1999.

THE DOCUMENT IN THE DOCKET FILE SHOWS THAT ONLY HIS FOREIGN PARTNER HAS LEGAL RIGHTTO PUT A CLAIM/ RECEIVE THIS BOXES. UPON THIS DISCOVERY, I WILL LIKE YOU TO ASSIST RECEIVE HENCE THE NAME OF THE FOREIGN PARTNER IS NOT INDICATED AND BASED ON THE TIME RECORDED, THE BOXES WERE DEPOSITED FOR THEPERIOD OF FIVE YEARS FOR SAFE KEEPING. SIR, THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVE ,ALL NECESSARY OFFICE WORK HAS BEEN DONE PERFECTELY . PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON TIME SO THAT I CAN GIVE INFORMATION ON HOW TO COMMENCE AND,ALSO DISCUSS, AGREED ON A TERM.(SHARE MODALITY). PLEASE KEEP THIS TRANSACTION SECRETE AND CONFIDENTIAL FOR SECURITY REASONS. BEST REGARDS,MR. DAVID OPOKU
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