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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "yussif sami" <samiyussif@mailbox.hu>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 15:33:36 +0100
Subject: Greetings


*Greetings,*

*
I know that my message will come to you as a surprise since you do not know
me in person. But I believe that you would be obliged to come to my
assistance after hearing my situation. My name is Miss Sámi Yussif, an
accounting Graduate of the University of Ghana, Accra West Africa. The only
Daughter of late Mr. Musah Yussif, My father was a cocoa merchant based in
Ghana, the economic capital of Accra. He was poisoned to death by his
business associates on one of their outing to discuss on a business last
seven years.


I am the only surviving child of my parents before their untimely death.
Before the death of my father, he deposited in my name, two consignment
boxes containing gold and fund worth the sum of ($ 4.M) four million United
State Dollars deposited in my name in Security Company here in Ghana. I am
still having the certificate of deposit which was given to me by my late
father before he died.


Please, I am confidently seeking your assistance to help me transfer the
consignment from the security company into your care. I have decided to
leave my country and invest in a country where I will have peace. I am going
to give you the documents so you can reach with the security company here in
Ghana for the transfer of the consignment into your care but, that will be
after I hear from you. I will be going to see my late father's lawyer who
has all other of the documents that my father entrusted in his care.*

* *

*It will be highly acceptable if you can find time to come to Ghana and see
everything yourself before shipment. I live in Accra Ghana with my aunt and
her family.*

*Please send me your telephone number so I can call you for more
discussions. I will send you the information of the security company and my
late father's lawyer who will assist you in all legal presentations as the
beneficiary to the Consignments in the Security Company for claim and
marketing of the Gold for investment.*

* *

*I hope to hear from you soon.*

*Thank you and God bless you*

*

Sincerely *

*Miss Sámi Yussif*

*+ 233 273 151 213*

* *

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