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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (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. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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 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 us 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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "peter kailabi" <peterkailabi@rocketmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:39:17 +0000
Subject: EMAIL ME!!!


*Dear Sir/Madam,

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 and my mother.


I am a citizen of Sierra Leone the first son of the late personal assistance
to the former Minister of land, Mines and Energy Dr. Richard Kailabi who was
killed by rebels during the war in my country Sierra Leone. Before my Father
died he made my mother to understand that he deposited some huge amount of
money with a security company in Ghana, this money he Made from sales of
diamond and gold and he gave my mother all relevant documents covering the
deposit of the consignment Which is (marked) as family belonging. I and my
mother were able to move out from Sierra Leone to Accra with the help of the
UNITED NATION rescue team, and reside here in Ghana at the refugee's camp.

I got your contact from Ghana chambers of commerce When am searching for a
reliable person to assist me and my mother to help us stand as our foreign
beneficiary to receive our consignment worth 8.5 million us dollars which is
in United State of America to be delivered to my foreign beneficiary but on
getting there he had a fatal motor accident and was dead, so i am begging
your assistance to stand as my foreign beneficiary so that this consignment
can delivered to you safely.

Your compensation for the assistance is negotiable while "Two Percent" of
the whole sum will be mapped out for any expenses. After the success of this
transaction you are going to make arrangement for me and my mother to meet
you over in your country for investment of the fund.

We want to trust you and please do not let us down when this money
consignment is finally released or delivered to you. Please get back to us
through my email address to enable me feed you with more details and all
necessary documentations, before we proceed.

HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

Thanks and GOD bless.
Peter Kailabi
Mrs. Rita Kailabi


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