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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:
  • "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. )
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • desmond_eyadim75@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "desmond eyadima" <eya.desmond006@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 7 Sep 2008 20:03:35 +0200
Subject: URGENT INFORMATION PLEASE REPLY


Contact me on this my private email
desmond_eyadim75@katamail.com

Good Day,

Greetings to you and your Family, Hope you all are Fine and Healthy. May
the Peace of God Almighty be with you all.

Please I want to use this opportunity to introduce myself well to you, I am
DESMOND EYADEMA,The SON OF the former late president of TOGO, Am calling you
in respect of my consignment box in Stallion Security Company, which I and
my Mother want you to assist us and stand as our foreign beneficiary to
receive this fund over there in your country,this fund am writing you about
is $12.5million U.S.Dollars which my late father deposited under Ghana High
Commission in a SECURITY COMPANY for I and my Mother. and Mr JOHNSON ASCOT
who was suppose to receive this consignment in NEW YORK ,Was demanding for
50% which I and my Mother did not agree on for any reason, that was why we
have to stop the delivery to him immediately, and search for another
Beneficiary who can help us on this.

Please I have to be honest to you, I have contacted some persons already
before, but they think am not for real, because of the fraudulent activities
going on around the world.
Please I have not come to entice you with the words of men, all I need from
you is Honesty and God fearing heart.

I also want you to give it a mutual feelings and sense of human to assist me
and my mother in this transaction.

I will give you 15% for the total fund involve for your
assistance,because that was the former agreement we have with our former
foreign partner. Mr.JOHNSON ASCOT before he later changed is mind because of
his greed that is why i and my mother put a stop to the
delivery to him , please if you are willing to assist me, kindly reply me
for more details.
Contact me on this my private email: desmond_eyadim75@katamail.com
Thanks and God Bless.

Yours Sincerely,
DESMOND EYADEMA.

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