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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. )
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Williams Komo <ff3_ppo@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <asd_mm2@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2008 16:34:43 +0200
Subject: help





















FROM WILIAMS KOMOPHONE; 27-742-136-382INVITATION FOR PARTNERSHIP. Compliment of the day,I am contacting you with the greatest delight and personal respect. I am Mr Williams komo the son of late chief Anthony komo who was murdered during the civil warin Democratic Republic of Congo by the rebel forces.My father happened to be on of the directors in one of the diamond minningcompanies in our diamond rich region of Democratic Republic of Congo, he was able tomove out of the country the sum of US$ 11,500.000.00. (Eleven million, five hundredthousand united state Dollars) into a security company in South Africa before hisdeath by the rebel forces.I got to know of this fund when our family lawyer, approached me few months ago withsome documents that my father had filed with him. In the file,I realized that my late Father(blessed memory) has written a "will" which hespecifically pointed my attention. Hence I started doing a private research on theInternet, for a reliable person for partnership investment overseas, then I got yourcontact, well confident of your capability of executing this transaction for themutual benefit of both families, believing that you will not expose or betray thetrust and confident I am about to repose to you.I will like to believe also that you are a sincere and trustworthy person and oftransparent honesty andcapable of handing this transaction to the best of your knowledge in assisting myson and I, in clearing and transferring the sum of US$ 11,500.000.00. (Elevenmillion, five hundred thousand united state Dollars) into a foreign account forsafekeeping pending our arrival to your country for our investment plan.I will liketo assure you here that all relevant documents pertaining to this fund is in ourpossesson and so you need not panic. It is absolutely 100% risk free. You can contact me with this e-mailaddress: Phone; 27-742-136-382 for more details as we are currently residing inSouthAfrica as an asylum seeker I am arranging with some bankers in South Africa whowill assist in this transfer. For your assistance in this regard, it will interestyou to know that we will be willing to come to terms with you regarding your rewardfor helping us actualize this matter. It is equally important to state here thatconsidering the nature of this matter, we will required that it is handle mostdiscreetly.Thanks and God BlessWILLIAMS KOMOFor the family
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