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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• 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. )
  • "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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "time is not on our side" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mohammed Suleman <suleman_m28@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mohsulee@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 11:35:07 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: E-mail:Reply To (mohsulee@yahoo.com.sg)


My Dear One

I am, Mr.Mohammed Suleman bidjan Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast)the son of General Robert Suleman who died on 9 sptember 2002,during the military Coup½detat., who was then , the HEAD OF STATE.At the moment i am in the refugue/Ashlyum camp in the norther part of Ghana. As a former Head of State (military regime) My Father acquired and deposited Two diplomatic boxes with a security company in Ghana, containing $15 million US Dollars each totaling US$30M in all (Thirty million United States Dollars) including other vital family valuables.

Before he died he has concluded arrangements to move this money to(Overseas) through a Diplomatic Immunity by the Security Company as agreed with before deposition.

I am therefore contacting you for an assistant so that the consignment could be claimed from the security Company since he has declared to the security company that it is either him or his foreign counter part that can claim the said depositions while the name were not disclosed in the deposit documents that is with me and at present I have managed my way and I am now in Ghana.

Note that the company did not know the exact contents of the boxes, it was rather labeled / registered as family valuables for security reason. On the successful conclusion of this claim, I will also need your assistance for investing the money in your country .

Upon your turn up on assisting me in this problem I shall be sending to you all the documents issued to my late father by the Security Company . After your acceptance to assist us , my mother and I have agreed to compensate you with 30% from the total Sum, while 1% will be mapped out for any unforeseen expenses in view of the claim.

Please note that time is not on our side. I will appreciate if you can get in touch with me as soon as possible so that I can give you more information about my proposal. You should be assured that there is nothing to worry about, as all the arrangements will be handled legally and we will be here to guide and advise you on what to do till the consignment gets to your position.

You are to give us guarantee that the boxes will be well secured on reaching your position and that you will not take advantage of our situation nor seat on the fund.

I will stop here until I hear positively from you.

Sincerely Your
Mr.Mohammed

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