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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_pujeh22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs.sombopujeh4@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:48:41 +0000
Subject: Mrs. Sombo Pujeh.



Attn: Sir. Firstly may I apologise for using this medium to establish communication with you.
My name is Mrs. Sombo Pujeh, I am the wife of Sierra-Leone former minister for energy and mineral resources who is currently held in detention as a result of political crisis. My husband deposited a consignment containing the sum of $18.3Million in a Security Company based in Accra-Ghana. I need your assistance to claim this funds from the Security Company for an investment program in your country for January 2008. I recently moved down to Ghana with my children due to the situation of things in Sierra-Leone, and I also want to use this opportunity to witness all proceedings to ensure that the claim process is perfectly arranged.

I have all the documents covering the funds right here with me, therefore if this transaction can be workable through you please get back to me with your plans. More information about me shall be provided upon your positive response to this message. Sincerely Yours,
Mrs. Sombo Pujeh.
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