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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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Kofi Mensah <kofimensah55@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mesa.kofi@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 16:01:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I NEED UR ASSISTANCE


Att: In a search for a sincere and a qualified first rate foreign partner that can assure me of tremendous assistance to operate quiet broadly from an international capital intensive investment, I write to express my interest.
I am Prince Kofi Opoku Mensah and my father His-Highness, Yaw Opoku Mensah
II, was the King of Manpong under the Ashanti Kingdom in Ghana. After the death of my father, I have been under-going so many problems here from my Uncle.
My Uncle is now trying to claim my father's properties and drive me out of the Kingdom (Manpong), though the entire community had several meetings talking to him, yet he refused to allow me to use my late father's belongings. He is not happy with me because I am going to be in-stool as the next King in my Kingdom as custom demands and he's not just happy about it.
Before my father's death, he deposited the sum of $23.5 Million Dollars (USD) and Gold in two trunks tagged Family Valuables at Royal Security & Diplomatic Company Ltd. for me as his next of kin. I am just 23 years of age and I really need your help as my foreign partner who will assist me to get this money out of this country and open an investment / non-resident account where the money will be deposited.
All I need from you is your kindness and sincerity of heart to handle this
transaction with me. I have mapped out 20% of the total money for you as gratification, 70% will be for me, which I will love to invest into Real Estate or Farming in your country and 10% for any expenses that may be incurred in the process of this transaction.
Kindly reply my mail and I will give you all other details.
Best regards,
Prince Kofi Opoku Mensah







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