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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:
  • "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. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Cliffordmokon Mokon <cliffordmokonmokon@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ositaall@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 19:32:47 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I wants you to come as my bona fide


First my Name is Clifford mokon and i wants you to come as my bona fide on =
my late father's Consignment in a security company right here=A0 in Accra G=
hana.

I am a boy of 18 years i just finished my SSS secondary school and i need t=
o further my higher education abroad, that's my main reason for foreign bon=
a fide secondary according to the papers being signed by my late father wit=
h the security company's attorney that the box will be claimed with a forei=
gner, due to he wanted me to further my school abroad in a hand of God fear=
ing person as my mentor.

Your percentage will 30/100 After the whole procedure, including 5/100 perc=
ent reduction=A0 in case of expenditure .The security company's lawyer will=
endorse the necessary document in your name to enable us claim the consign=
ment properly from the security company with out any hintch.

The amount in line is $ 21 million united state spendable dollar. But my la=
te father signed the papers as a family belongings, so the security company=
do not know that there's some thing like currency in that box.
Thank you very much for your reply on my email.

Regards

Clifford mokon
Accra Ghana=0A=0A=0A

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