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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (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 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.
  • weahdavid1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Weah David <weah.david85@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:25:35 +0100 (BST)
Subject: your assistance is needed


Dear Friend,
I contact you in such a surprising manner, but I respectfully insist that you read this mail carefully as I am optimistic that it wills open doors for unimaginable financial reward for both of us.
I am a citizen of sierra Leone My.Father Mr.Richard david before his death made a deposit of 35 million dollars and some Little quantity of diamond with a storage house in Europe.Before his death he was working with the government of my country and also he was a diamond dealer.
I am presently here in Ghana with the documents covering the deposit with the storage house in Europe.I have contacted the storage house in Europe about making the claims of the deposit, but the management of the storage house requested that i introduce my father foreign partner to them so that they can discuss with him because as at the time of the deposit my father made an agreement with them that the trunk box should only be released to his business partner after his death.
Now i want you to get in touch with the storage house as the foreign partner to my late father.If you are interested get back to me so that i can send you the documents and the contact of the storage house in Europe.
I will be expecting your urgent response.
Please get back to me through my email address weahdavid1@yahoo.co.uk
My regards to your family
weah david


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