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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: John Ehigie <john.ehigie5@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 05:00:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT PLEASE.


Dearest,

My name is John Ehigie

I am the only Son of late Mr. Mathew Edo from the republic of Angola. he was poisoned by his business associate and my late father was a great gold dealer in west Africa .

However, before the death of my late father in the hospital ,he asked me to move down to LOME TOGO with some informations where he deposited the cash sum of $7,000,000.00 million dollars with a bank in LOME TOGO West Africa and i have arrived TOGO then confirmed the funds deposite with the bank here by my late father.

He instructed me to look for a trustable foriegner who will help me and stand in the bank as his foreign business partner to enable the bank transfer the money into foreign bank account overseas for investment.

I now contacted you to assist me and transfer this money into your bank account, and also help me to invest the money in a very good business in your country after when the bnak transfer's the total sum into your bank account, i am a small Boy of 20 years old and stoped education because of the death of my parents.

I will appriciate your urgent response.

Sincerelly

John Ehigie

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