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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • macblesskonte@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Konte Macbless <kontemacbless@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 18:57:08 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM:KONTE MACBLESS.CAP-COAST GHANA



FROM:KONTE MACBLESS.
CAP-COAST GHANA
WEST AFRICA

Dear,

Thanks you very much to come into my life at this time, how are you hope it's well with you.
I am KONTE MACBLESS , the legitimate son of the Director of GOLD MAINES in official list of GHANA ( west AFRICA) murdered by the ASSASINE here.
During the exercise of his mandate, my father had deposited a metal suitcase with a recognise security company here   containing the sum of  9,000.000m  USD (Nine million dollars USD) To allow him to conceive a project of investment at the end of his mandate here.
 
Today my major concern  is to transfer this sum outside here. Given that I am the only son and I have seriously suffered from the raggings and the harassments on behalf of the political opponents of my Father.It is in this prospect that I contact you for you to help me sincerely to remove this legacy from the security company. 
I shall voluntarily agree on a good and appropriate percentage of this money as your compensation for your assistant as for what precedes.
NB: in my next mail l we send you my photo to proof you and also pls send yours photo and telephone number for easy cominicating with you.for honestly truth and trust faithfull and caring to me.

pls feel free and get back to me for more datails with my email contact macblesskonte@yahoo.ca telephone number +22547451221 for more datails pls

I look forward to recive your responds.
Yours sincerely 



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