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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:
  • "demurrages " (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. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Will Mary Dossous <willmarydossous02@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 21:00:09 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: PLEASE RECIEVE ON OUR BEHALF


Dear Sir,

My name is William and my younger sister Mary Dossou a Sierra Leonian, my consignment contains 28.7million United States Dollars (US$28,700,000.00) and some quantity of gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify.

The consignment is presently in the United States of America. the consignments get to the States through the help of Dr Charles Komelo. The fact is that Dr Charles Komelo is supposed to have delivered these consignments to a man called DR Smith Baker in States.

When Dr Charles Komelo arrive to deliver the consignments to him in the States after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he call Dr Smith Coughlin to tell him the description to is house for the delivery but his wife answered the call and told Dr Charles Komelo that her husband Dr. Smith Coughlin had a fatal car accident which lead to his death a day before. Dr Smith Coughlin has already paid the demurrages from the security company, he paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to the airport and he paid for custom check report he also assisted us in getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, which is so expensive that he spent 42 thousand dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why Dr Charles Komelo has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over there in the States and called us to informed us about what is happening for us to get another beneficiary for him to make the delivery of the consignments.

So sir with due respect we are seeking for your assistance to received the consignments. Please do get back to us with your direct cell number and address so that we can forward you more details and the diplomat number for you to call him who is presently in the States now.

Please when you call him you will tell him that you are calling in respect of William and Mary Dossou's consignment that is in the States. If Dr Charles Komelo asks if you have discussed with me tell him that you have discussed with me immediately. You can call me as you read this mail with this number +22502409088.

I await your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless you

William and Mary Dossou.

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