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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:
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "lome togo" (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: "Mr. Theodore Ngalah" <theongalah11@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: tngalah@yahoo.de
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:13:12 +0100 (BST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED.


REQUEST FOR YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE

Greetings,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise, however,it's just my urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this beneficial transaction. I am Mr. Theodore Ngalah an accountant by profession from Lome Togo and currently holding the post of Director Accounting Department Guardian Trust Finance Security Company.I have the opportunity of transferring the left over funds ($28.5million) one of my company clients (Mr. Mr. Anthony H. Fedrick) who died along with his entire family on 31 July 2004 in a plane crash.

Hence,I am inviting you for a business, where this money can be shared between us in the ratio of 60/40, If you agree to my business proposal. further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as i receive your return mail.

Have a great day.

Best Regards,
Mr. Theodore Ngalah.


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