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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Edward Kokoa <edwardko44@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:27:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED YOUR ADVICE


Hello ,
This Mail is to introduce my self all over,I am Edward Kokoa, A citizen of Zimbabwe . My consignment is a clean money amounting to $11.5million usd with 25kilos of gold and 5 kilos of diamond. I am the first son of the ROYAL HIGHNESS (KING OGUMBA KOKOA)
Please as am writing you to let you know that i have retrieve the funds from security company, and i have bought one house out of the consignment money here in Accra Ghana, And i keep the other once in my house.
Please, i have the feeling that you are good and God fearing person that you don't have a criminal records, that if i handle my funds to you , i will not have any problem. Please i would need you to send to me your personnel details as well. so that i can make you my trustee to assist me in transfering the money out from my country.

Please as now even i can send to you some money first through western union ,before we can transfer the rest through banking as i want all the funds to reach you so as i can come and meet you over in your country and can continue schooling .

Please i want you to get back to me because i need your advice before i will take the money to the bank or send it through a diplomatic service
Thanks.
yours sincerely.
Edward Kokoa

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