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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:
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ozilagy3 Gazeta.pl" <ozilagy3@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: ozilagy@personal.ro
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 07:27:44 -0700
Subject: Hello


Hello,


PLEASE DONT BE EMBARASSED NOR OFFENDED BY MY E-MAIL TO YOU. I WANT YOU TO
KNOW THAT OUT OF MILLIONS OF PEOPLE OUT THERE I CHOOSE TO CONTACT YOU . Is
obvious we dont know each other yet, but we dont know why nature is crossing
our path today. Meeting new people in our lives is a never ending circle.
You are like God sent to me today as I type this mail for you.


I am Ozil Agyman, The son of a late Chief Agyman Umar of D R CONGO, We are
in the refugee camp here in Ghana. We have a truck box that contain
$6.5million U.S Dollars. The consignment is right now in America, my Late
father business partner Mr Richard Mcwilliams, who was suppose to receive
this consignment was asking for 50% which I and my mother did not agree on
for any reason, that is why we have to stop the delivery to him immediately.
We are ready to give you 20% from the total money because that was the
initial agreement we had with my late father partner, Mr. Richard Mcwilliams
before he later change his mind because of his greed which is the reason why
we had to stop the delivery to him.


The director of the shipping company just inform us yesterday that if we can
not provide a new business partner within this period of time, that the
consignment we be return back to GHANA, so we need you to stand as my family
trustee to receive the consignment in the state. If you are willing to help
us receive this consignment, all you just have to do is to contact the
shipping company here in Ghana so that they can give you instruction to
their agent holding the consignment in America.


If not for God they would have return the consignment back to Africa but God
has been helping us. Please reply my mail so that I can give you the contact
of the shipping company to discuss with them on the release of this
consignment to you and all you just have to do for us is to receive this
consignment. And that reminds me the shipping company does not know the
content of the box, because it was deposited as a family treasure.


Regards,
Ozil Agyman
For the family

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