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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: yaw osafo maafo <y_m004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <yaw_maa004@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 06:31:10 -0500
Subject: IAM WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU,YAW



Attention:

Yaw Osafo-Maafo is my name and former Ghanaian minister of finance. I want you to be my business partner, although I was sacked by President John Kufuor on 28 April 2006 for the fact I signed $29 million book publication contract with Macmillan Education without reference to the Public Procurement Board and without Parliamentary approval. you can read more on this web page


http://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/NewsArchive/artikel.php?ID=103713
Right now, I was being probed because of it. As matter of fact, $7.5 million united state dollars part of the money was lodged into one of the bank here in ghana

I have taken pains to find your contact through personal endeavours.I decided to contact you after due thought,so now what i want you to do after your reply include your private telephone number so that i can call you for more details.

I want you to stand firm as the original depositor of the money,as soon as i hear from you i will change all the document that covered the money on your name and i will send it to you so that you can contact the bank for release and transfer of the money into your account.

I would like you to give this a highly confidential approach. Any question you wish to ask concerning this deal, do not delay to ask,note for your effort in this, you will have 30% as your benefit as soon as you confirmed that the money is in your account,

Presently, I do not need any telephone discussion for safety. The moment I hear from you, i will give you the contact of the company where the money was deposited, If you are interested in this proposal get back to me immediately.

I duly apologize for infringing on your privacy, if this contact is not acceptable to you, as I make this proposal to you.

PLEASE CONFIDENTIAL

I am waiting for your response.

My regards,
Minister, Yaw Osafo-Maafo.
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