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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:
  • "demurrages " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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 states 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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god-fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Daniel Calabi" <danny7@biz.by>
Reply-To: dancalabi24@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 00:57:20 +0100
Subject: GREETINGS FROM ACCRA-GHANA.


GREETINGS FROM ACCRA-GHANA.

From: PRINCE DANIEL CALABI

Attn:
Compliments of the day!
I and my younger sister write to seek for your assistance; we got your
contact from a noble gentleman that came to our refugee camp who came to
give a seminar about AIDS whom we confronted that we are looking a
God-fearing person that is when your data was given to us.

First and foremost i want to introduce myself to you. My name is Prince
Daniel Calabi and my younger sister Princess Jane calabi a Liberian,my
consignment contains 45million United States dollars and some quantity of
gold and Diamond, which I cannot specify.

The consignments are presently in States.The consignment gets to Offshore
through the help of a U.N diplomat Dr.Clinton Komelo. The fact is that
Dr.Clinton Komelo is supposed to have delivered this consignment to a man
called DR STUD BAKER in States.

The week Dr.Clinton Komelo is suppose to deliver the consignment to him,when
he got to States after clearing the consignment from the Airport,he call
Dr.Stud Baker to tell him the description to is house for the delivery, but
is wife answered the call and told Dr.Clinton Komelo that her husband Dr.
Stud Baker hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death some few hours
later.

Dr Stud Baker has already paid the demurrages from the security company,he
paid for Bullion van that took the consignment to the airport and he paid
for custom check report he also assisted us in getting the DRUG / ANTI
TERRIORIST CERTIFICATE, which is so expensive that he spent 25 thousand
dollars to acquire it, but unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was
why Dr.Clinton Komelo has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over
there in States and called us to informed us about what is happening.

Please when you call him you will tell him that you are calling in respect
of Prince Daniel Calabi's consignment that is in States.
If Dr.Clinton Komelo asks if you have discussed with me tell him that you
have discussed with me immediately.

Please, get to Dr.Clinton Komelo on time and get back to me through mail.
I await your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless you.
Prince Daniel and Princess Jane Calabi

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