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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "can i trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Prince Greaves Williams <lib_greaves@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <prcgreaves3@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 08:50:22 -0500
Subject: From Williams.



Dear requested partner,

Please pardon me for the informal way this email is reaching you.
It is not my intention to approach you through the internet but because I do not have your full information, hence I decided to contact you through this means.

I am contacting you solely on business related issues, my name is Prince Libyoma Williams I am 20 years, and I just arrived Accra Ghana all the way from my country Federal Republic of Mauritius in North Africa Region.

It is true that a lot people engaged in different types of internet fraud this has made it impossible for people to differentiate between genuine business proposal and dubious ones.

I am the only legitimate surviving heir of late Dr. Libyoma Williams who die in a car accident along side with my mum on the 4th of May 2007 in Port-Louis,Capital of the Federal Republic of Mauritius .

The only hindrances to my full claims of my late father’s wealth is that I can only claim these wealth through the physical presentation of Power of Attorney/Affidavit of Change of titles of Trustee which of cause is referred to as my foreign partner, approved by my lawyer and witnessed by the security company where my late father deposited these Funds, Gold, and Diamonds for security safety keeping purpose.

My questions to you now are, can I present you to this Security Company as my Foreign Trustee Partner?

Can I trust you?

If so kindly reply me urgent with your complete details in order for me to present you before my lawyer and the Security Company in Accra Ghana Africa.

Every other Documents proof certifying the existence/genuinely of my claims, shall be forwarded to you as soon as I received your total approval reply to support me in the recovery process of all valuables, of cause all these funds shall be put into INVESTMENT in your country which will be managed by you and I. You can also reach me on my number anytime. +233-24-3356493
I am waiting for your urgent reply with your complete personal details.

Thank you,
Yours faithfully,
Prince Libyoma Greaves Williams


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