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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:
  • "i will like you to " (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "owocomes yayatura" <yayaturao_1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 02:13:00 -0700
Subject: please i need you to assit me


Hello Friend,

Finally i have gotten a hold of you , sometimes is really
difficult in getting through emails.

My father left a sum of 80 million united states dollar in a
security company, he is now late , but it was under a strict
policy governing it that i need a foreign beneficiary to help
me claim the consignment.

i will like you to know that this is a risk free transaction ,
what we have to build amongst our self is a mutual trust that
will govern both of us in this transaction, the way am seeing
this if i decide to handle this alone it is going to be tough
and quite impossible and it will be a huge task on my head.

That why i need you to help me for all your assistance and
effort i will offer you 25% of the total content of the
consignment while 10% will be set aside for expenses inc cured
along the way the remaining will be used for investment purposes
when i come over we will discuss a good investment plan .

But the issue is how you want , do you want to receive it in
some place else or you will prefer to come down to Ghana and see
everything by your self , all i can tell you is that either way
you will not regret doing business with me .

Am a young man but i learn t a lot from my father , when
entering business venture the must be trust , that is why am
trusting you with such task and believing you are up to the
task.
so please when you get my email indicate to me what you think
and how you will prefer it with details of your self , and also
some form of id for a better identification.

I will also put my phone number you can call me on my mobile
phone or send me sms i will receive it.

when you reply me i will give you the details of the diplomat to
call him and arrange how you want it

Thanks yours
yayatura Owocomes

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