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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "this transaction is real and never a joke" (this phrase is often used in inheritance scams such as next of kin or https://www.419scam.org/419-murdered-businessman.htm">orphan scams. )
  • "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. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • martinsanko1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: martin sankoh <martin_sankoh42@live.fr>
Reply-To: <martinsanko1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2008 21:26:21 +0100
Subject: Hello dearest one



Hello dearest one FROM: martin/sankoh E-mail:martinsanko1@yahoo.fr Dear One I am martin sankoh the only son of late former Director of finance,Chief Vincent U sankoh Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.
My late father diverted this fund acquired from the over influencing ofprice of sales/purchasing of raw materials. now he has deposited the money with a security company here in Abidjan. the amount is (nine Million Two hundred Thousand United State Dollars) $9.2 Million.he deposited the money as FAMILY VALUABLe & hospital equipment and he attached a strict clause to the security company that the consignment is deposited on the favour of his foreign partner which means that it is only his foreign partner have access to the consignment. presently I am residing under political assylum with my younger sister maureen, who is 17 years old.
Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset but they never knew about the secret deposit he made with the security comapny it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to stand for me as my late father foreign partner so that they wil release the consignment to you and you will furnish me with your full contact details so that i will submit it to security company.
1)your telephone and fax number2)your contact addressI am compensating you with 10% of the total money amount, now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a joke. My late father Chief VINCENT SANKOH gave me the photocopies of the certificate of deposit issued to me by security company on the date of deposit, and he called me closer to his bed side before his call to glory (R.I.P) that i should pray to God first, before contacting any foreginer and he warned me stricly that i should avoid afican men with their greedy and evil mind since this is the only legacy we are inheriting from him.
Dear,this is for you to be clarified because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the hope of my life,it is important.Please reply immediately after you must have gone through my message fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 10 % of the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might incure during this transaction inluding your telephone calls.
Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account and you will be our guardian,personally I am interested in estate management and game reserve areas, please try to reply me immediately you receive this message for more explanation.And promise me and maureen my younger sister to be a our guardian considering our situation and not to betray us.
NB:my late father used me the only son as next of kin on the day of deposit and also told me I need a foreign assistance of a foreigner who will stand as beneficiary to the consignment and his foreign partner Thanks and God bless Martin Sankoh
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