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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:
  • "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 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • gri@mail2world.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "edward carison" <edwardcarisonconsultant@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2008 17:53:41 +0000
Subject: LET TALK


Dear Sir,
My name is Edward Carison from Kenya , my consignment contains 17million
Dollars (US$17,000,000.00) and some quantity of gold, which I cannot
specify. The consignment is presently in the Europe. The consignments get to
Europe through the help of Dr Clinton Komelo. The fact is that Dr Clinton
Komelo is supposed to have delivered these consignments to a man called
Eng,George Push in Europe.

When Dr Clinton Komelo arrive to deliver the consignments to him in Europe
after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he call Eng,George Push
to tell him the description to is house for the delivery but his wife
answered the call and told Dr Clinton Komelo that her husband Eng,George
Push had a fatal car accident which lead to his death a day before.
Eng,George Push 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
TERRORIST CERTIFICATE, which is so expensive that he spent 45 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 Europe and called me to informed us about what is happening for us
to get another beneficiary for him to make the delivery of the consignments.
So dear,with due respect we are seeking for your assistance to received the
consignments. Please do get back to us with your direct cell number and
address so that we can forward you more details and the diplomat number for
you to call him who is presently in Europe now.

Please when you call him you will tell him that you are calling in respect
of Edward carison consignment that is in Europe. If Dr Clinton Komelo asks
if you have discussed with me tell him that you have discussed with me
immediately.You can call me as you read this mail with this number
+233249803451 and stickily reply to my private email address
gri@mail2world.com
I await your urgent response.
Thanks and God bless you
Edward

Anti-fraud resources:

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