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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:
  • ",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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • josephkofiada99@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Joseph Kofi" <josephkofi@newsgroup.hk>
Reply-To: josephkofiada99@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:21:30 +0800
Subject: letter

on Energy Matters.
The Parliament House,Accra ,Ghana.
Please Reply to My Alternate mail
Box:josephkofiada99@hotmail.com
Dear ,

How are you today? Please my name is Joseph Kofi Ada,the Minister for
Energy Matters in the parliament house Ghana,am writing you to earnestly
Solicit for your assistance in helping to receive some sum of money into
your account for safe keeping.I got your e-mail address through an internet
marketing firm while searching for a reliable and reputable person to handle
this transaction.we have the sum of Thirty-Two Million five Hundred
thousand Euro's that intend to be transfer overseas through the assistance
of a foreign partner because by the civil service rules in my
country,having overseas account is not allowed, that is why the solicit
your assistance to front this transaction within the shortest possible
time.Please it is pertinent for you know that this money came as a
result of over provision in the budget for our Energy and the west Africa
Gas Pipeline .
This over provision was done by my committee, but all contract payments have
been made to beneficiaries which was about 207,500,000 Euro's but now left
behind the excess of the over invoice amounted to the contract sum of
32,500,000 Euro's which intends to be taking out for my investment with
your help and also my re electioneers campaign coming up next year for me.
Am contacting you therefore, to stand in as the beneficiary to process this
fund into your custody. As soon as you consent to this I will immediately
send you titled documents to the fund in your name so you can make claim for
it.I will provide you with 35% for assisting us and the fund shall be
transferred to you legally in accordance to all laid down procedures
governing transfer of funds.I have perfected all modalities for the
successful transfer of this money to you as the beneficiary.
Finally, I have to reassure you that this transaction is 100% risk free and
should be kept absolutely confidential.Presently, you can reach me by return
mail, you should also include your Your full names as it appears in your
ID, telephone numbers and fax numbers because of the time different, Your
contact address, Your personal company/Work profile.Please reply as soon as
possible.Thank you for your anticipated cooperation. Also Note that we need
to conclude this transaction within 14 working days.

Best Regards,
Minister Joseph Kofi Ada




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