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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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: leonard mensah <leo.mensah2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2007 14:12:03 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED



Dear Sir, I just come across your Contact From a Friend and hetold me that you can help me, I went through yourprofile and I see that you are a man that know muchabout law, I am Dr Leonard Mensah From Accra Ghana,Special Adviser to theMr. President. I will like you to help me get a Villaand a Restaurant in your country, I want to buy a villafor my family but I have to know if you can be able toget it for me, I want my Family to move from Africa toyour
country for security reason especially now that we are going into
polities for the 2008 Election, so if you can be able to help me get
backto me. I will like you to know that if you can be able tohelp me I promise you that you will be the one that mywife will use his Name to invest, and also I will giveyou $500,000 for job well done, The Villa Will be 6-8bedrooms, 4-6 Bathrooms, swimming pool, Car Garage,Playing Grand, and it will be Beach Front or on top ofthe Hill, Price will not be more then ($6,500,000.00).Get back to me and let me know the price of theRestaurant and let me know how I can pay you the moneyor you can call me on my cell Phone +233-285156054because I need this villa as soon as possible ON HEARING FROM YOU IAM GOING TO GIVE YOU THE SUM OF $1.5MILLION FOR START UP. Note: PLEASE THIS TRANSACTION MUST BE CONFIDENTIAL I Await for your call . RegardsDr Leonard
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