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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Morgan Stly <mog71_gh@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mog1_gh@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 12:10:03 +0000
Subject: Hello









Beloved ,
Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you.However,my proposal is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will.Morgan S Manful are my names.I am 24 yearsold and the only Son/child of my late parents,Mrs Kwesi Manful. My father was a highly reputable business magnet who operated in the capital city of Ghana during his days. It is sad to say that he was poisoned in France during one of his business trips abroad in October, 2005 and he passed away six months and four days later { 15th April, 2006} at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital here in Accra.

Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 3 years old and since then
my father took me so special.

My uncle is incharge of my father's businesses now.His wife just occupies a seat and throws orders around as if the money they are sitting on belong to them.I do all the house works while my uncle's children are meant to sleep,eat and read their books.My uncle's wife will always complain that the soup I prepared is not tasty due to lack of salt or excess of it.I am shouted at or beaten up at every little mistake.I am fed up.All I want now is to run away to a place where I would have peace to live and further my education and I have contacted you to assist me to transfer out of Ghana the sum of $500.000 Thousand and 100kg of AU Gold which my father deposited with a Security Company for my upkeep when it became obvious he was going to die.

My uncle do not know about this money and my father,on his sick bed,warned
me never to let him know about it.I'll appreciate if you keep this letter secret or delete it if you do not accept my proposal. You'll be rewarded at the end of this
deal should you accept to honor my proposal.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Morgan
+233.245.035.810



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