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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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Sombo Pujeh" <mrs_pujeh95@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs_sombopujeh1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 00:23:08 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs. Sombo Pujeh.



Good Day. My name is Mrs. Sombo Pujeh. I am the wife of Sierra-Leone former minister for energy and mineral resources.

As a result of some political misunderstanding, the ruling Government has arrested my husband and charged him for misappropriation of funds. While my husband is being held in detention, the Government has closed down all my husband’s investments and bank accounts in Sierra-Leone.

The situation has placed my family in a tight condition, and in order to avoid being arrested too I have left Sierra-Leone with my children and we are currently hiding in Ghana. However, the reason for this approach is to request for your assistance in a matter I believe we benefit your family and mine.

My husband deposited a consignment containing the sum of $18.3Million in a Security Company based in Accra-Ghana. This deposit was made when he was still serving as the minister for energy and mineral resources. As a matter of fact this is the major reason why I ran down to Ghana with my children.

I need your assistance to claim this funds from the Security Company and set up an investment with it in your country. I have all the deposit documents with me, therefore if my approach to you is welcomed then I kindly ask you to respond back to me so we can discuss the terms and conditions.

Thanks.

Sincerely,Mrs. Sombo Pujeh.

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