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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. )
  • "million dollars" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel_will_7@terra.es" <daniel_will_7@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 6 Nov 2007 11:36:54 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Help me


Greetings to you.=20

I must say it my pleasure to send you this email, Please pardon me if I hav=
e intruded on your privacy, how are you doing, I hope you are Doing fine, i=
f so glory be to God.
My name is Daniel Williams. I am the son of Chief Etu Williams from the Rep=
ublic of Sudan.My family and I have been unfortunate to find ourselves caug=
ht up in a very difficult situation. You may be surprise to receive this le=
tter, but it is of utmost importance to me and my family.=20
I am about to entrust my destiny and the destiny of my whole dependants on =
you, if you can help me and my sister, it will also be of immense benefit t=
o you too. This matter demands utmost trust, honesty, integrity and most im=
portant.=20
It is only through the above that my family and I will be assured of our se=
curity. This regrettable situation led to the killing of my father and disp=
lacement of my family. During the brutal civil war in my country, my late f=
ather of blessed memory was brutally murdered by the REBELS - Mr. Howe Adam=
u.=20
I managed to escape to this country (Accra-Ghana), through the help of the =
International Rescue Committee (IRC). Before my late father's death, he dre=
w my attention to one of his access containing about $6.2 million dollars w=
hich he smuggled out at the start of the war to a security company in Ghana=
, the security company does not know the real contents of the box according=
to what my father told me.=20
My father registered the property in my name, he also gave me the certifica=
te of deposit and some other papers issued to him by the security company, =
which I still have in my possession. The problem we have is that as a refug=
ee, the immigration law does not allow us to open, hold or operate bank acc=
ount in Ghana and we do not want to seek the assistance of just anybody for=
fear of being duped or defrauded of our only livelihood.=20
My father deposited the property in my name because of my future. I serious=
ly need your help to move the property out of Africa because if I tamper wi=
th it here in Africa, government may seize it because of our small age, I a=
m 26 years old now and my sister just 22 years old, please help us for God =
sake.=20
What is holding us here in this country is the property, the life inside re=
fugee camp is not easy, it=E2=80=99s a very bad situation, hence the Britis=
h Government and UN is not really taking care of us. The property and us ha=
ve make necessary arrangement legitimately for the transfer of the property=
out of Africa; only what I need is someone who will receive it in abroad t=
hat is why we contact you.=20
NOTE:PLEASE I COULD HAVE WANT YOU TO COME DOWN TO GHANA BECAUSE THAT IS WHE=
RE I WLL TRUST YOU AND ALSO YOU WILL SEE EVERYTHING YOURSELF.
We intend to invest the money on a good business, at the same time we will =
use part to assist the orphanage Children who are suffering, most especiall=
y we the refugees. I will be looking forward to hear from you, as I believe=
that destiny has brought us together.=20
PLEASE KINDLY RESPOND BACK TO MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW:=20
(daniell_williams01@postiloota.net)=20
Daniels Williams.






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