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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "OIL PAUL" <oil_paul13@ig.com.br>
Reply-To: david_ofori80@live.com
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 03:27:41 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL


DEAR FRIEND,

AN URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I AM PLEASED TO GET ACROSS TO YOU FOR A VERY PROFITABLE BUSINESS
PROPOSAL,THOUGH I DON'T KNOW YOU NEITHER HAVE I SEEN YOU BEFORE BUT I GOT
YOUR CONTACT THROUGH MY PRIVATE SEARCH. I AM THE MANAGER OF TRUST SECURITY &
FINANCE COMPANY BASED IN ACCRA GHANA.

PRIMARY REASON OF CONTACTING IS THAT, WE HAD A CUSTOMER, A FOREIGNER FRENCH
BUSINESS MAN, MR. JEAN CLAUDE CARRIE, RESIDENT IN GHANA. HE WAS A CONTRACTOR
WITH ONE OF THE GOVERNMENT PARASTATALS. HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$
30MILLION (THIRTY MILLION US. DOLLARS)IN CASH IN OUR SECURITY VAULT FOR SAFE
KEEPING AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE MAN DIED FIVE YEARS AGO IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT
AND UNTIL TODAY NON OF HIS NEXT OF RELATIONS HAVE COME FORWARD TO CLAIM THE
MONEY AND HE WAS BURIED IN THE MILITARY CEMETERY WHEN NO BODY CAME FORWARD
IN CLAIMS OF HIS DEAD BODY.

HAVING NOTICED THIS I, IN COLLABORATION WITH ONE OTHER TOP OFFICIALS OF THE
SECURITY VAULT HAVE COVERED HIS FILE .NOW WE SOLICIT YOUR PARTNERSHIP (BEING
A FOREIGNER) TO BE FRONTED AS ONE OF BUSINESS PARTNERS OR NEXT OF KIN TO THE
DEAD CUSTOMER FOR THE CLEARANCE OF THE CONSIGNMENT FROM OUR VAULT.WE WILL
USE OUR POSITIONS TO GET ALL INTERNAL DOCUMENTS TO BACK UP THE CLAIMS WITH A
SWORN COURT AFFIDAVIT. THE WHOLE PROCEDURES WILL LAST ONLY TEN WORKING DAYS
TO GET THE CONSIGNMENT RETRIEVED SUCCESSFULLY WITHOUT TRACE EVEN IN
FUTURE.YOUR RESPONSE IS ONLY WHAT WE ARE WAITING FOR AS WE HAVE ARRANGED ALL
NECESSARY OFFICIAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE SUCCESS OF THE TRANSACTION. AS SOON
AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE, KINDLY GET BACK TO ME INDICATING YOUR INTEREST.
WHEN I RECEIVE YOUR RESPONSE, I WILL FURNISH TO YOU WITH THE PROCEDURES TO
ENSURE THAT THE DEAL IS SUCCESSFULLY CONCLUDED.

FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM AT THE
END OF THE TRANSACTION. IT IS RISK FREE AND A BIG FORTUNE FOR BOTH OF
US.WITH YOUR MAXIMUM CO-OPERATION, THIS TRANSACTION IS NOT EXPECTED TO LAST
FOR MORE THAN 10 WORKING DAYS. YOUR CO OPERATION WILL DETERMINE THE
SUCCESSFUL TERMINATION OF THIS DEAL.


I AWAIT YOUR EARLIEST RESPONSE.

DR. DAVID OFORI
TRUST SECURITY COMPANY
ACCRA GHANA

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