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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • dennone_55@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dennis Agyei <dennone_55@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2008 13:57:49 +0000
Subject: Reply Soon


Dear How are you and the daily activities including your family? Hope everybody is fine. Though we've not met before, I Mr. Agyei Dennis got your contact through Accra Camber of commerce here in Accra Ghana. I am a citizen of Sierra Leone, elder son to the Minister of Mines and Energy who was killed during the Sierra Leonean war by the rebels. My father died and left behind physical cash of USD $15 Million Dollars which he safely kept in a Security Finance Company during his regime in the office. I want to invest this money in any profitable business of your choice in your country. I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner because I've not been outside Africa before in my life. So I don't want to make any costly mistake that will make me lose my money.You will be entitled to 25% of the total sum for your assistance. All I want is for you to receive the money and send invitation letter for me to join you. Your urgent reply will enable me to arrange with the Security Finance Company to move this money through their special Diplomatic Courier Services to your country. For you to claim it till I will meet you up in your country for my investment. All the necessary documents of deposit from the Security Company are with me. In your reply, please include your private telephone and fax numbers. All correspondents should be only on this e-mail (dennone_55@hotmail.com) Thanks for your co-operation. My best regards.Agyei Dennis+233 244 677 675
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