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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:
  • "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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "liberia" (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: j m <johnasking4help3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnasking4help@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 15:49:47 -0600
Subject: I am waiting for your urgent and positive feedback,





Good Morning,

Compliments of the season. But first I will

Introduce myself, I am John Michuki am a citizen of Liberia

Born of a Russia
mother whom is still alive and we are Presently in

Accra Ghana, will down to make inquires from a financial

Firm here in Ghana
due to some private issue which I will disclosed to

Me before the death of my father, he had taken me to Ghana
to deposit

Substantial Amount (30.1 million U.S.Dollar In one of the private

Security firm, Ghana as he
foresaw the looming danger in Liberia.



This money and gold dust was deposited in trunk box consignment

Under U.N approval, and we only hold Demurrage from security firm, this

Money was earn from gold and diamond which is the main source of this

Funds deposited by my late father. You must understand that all I need

>From you is your time, trust and understanding, so you can help me

Receive this fund for investment. I must let you know that this

Transaction is risk free. If you accept to assist me, all I want you to

Do for me, is to arrangements with the security firm to clear the

(Funds) from their affiliate office here in Ghana
But before then all

Modalities will have to be put in place than you can claim my hesitance

And invest them as my financial

You have to understand that the reason I
contacted you is

That I was at the security firm and the document that was showed to me

Clarify that the agreement was that the Foreigner should be present so

To enable sign all legal document alongside with me been the legal son

That inherited these funds to avoid doubt and conspiracy, and the final

Release order is signed by me to you in the high court of justice here

In Ghana
legally

For further details please get back to me as
soon as

Possible with

You’re:



Full Names:

Contact Address.

Tel/Fax

Numbers:

Prove of identification.

Age.

Occupation.

I am waiting for your urgent and positive feedback,

Sincerely

John Michuki




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