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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "my direct line" (a "direct line" in a scam usually means an untraceable mobile phone number used by a scammer in an internet cafe, a redirection service number that forwards to a mobile or a free voicemailbox in a different country.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • johnny.matty@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Johnny Matty <johnny.matty@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: johnn.ymatty@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 14 Aug 2008 06:58:28 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greetings In The Lord From Johnny/Anita Matty


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: johnny.matty@yahoo.com



- Greetings In The Lord From Johnny/Anita Matty I am Johnny and Anita Matty from Zimbabwean family of late Chief Michael Matty.my father and mother was murdered during the political crises since then i and my sister have been in Ghana Refugee camp were we seek for political asylum with the help of God and of the(UN),Dear we come across your contact today and i decided to contact you for a help because we have three metallic trunk consignment boxes containing fifteen Million U.S($15m.usd)left behind by our parents in a private security company here in Accra Ghana West Africa hence we decided to seek asylum here in Ghana.We need your Godly assistance to transfer this money into your account and invest part of it in any locrative business besides farming then further our education since the law of the land Ghana prohibits a refugee (asylum seeker) cannot open any bank account or to be involved in any financial transaction.More also,For your kind and faithfulassistance we promise to reward you with 25% of the funds as my trustee commission. 70% of it is going to be the share coming to me and the rest of my family while the remaining 5% shall be set aside to take care of any expenses that might be incurred along the line.Please we surjest that you will help come down to Accra Ghana personally meet with us so that you can help us open account and transfer the funds to your country as our foster parent.Finally,We know that you are contented but please kindly help us so that you can invest the money for as orphan upon your reply i shall feed you with more details and in your reply please include your direct phone number for easy communication and we can be reach on my Direct line +233-243-970-455.Yours Sincerely.Johnny and Anita Matty.God Bless,

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