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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: "desmond.eys003@gmail.com" <desmond.eys003@gmail.com>
Reply-To: des_eys01@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 16:57:30 +0100
Subject: AWAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU, THANKS


Good Day,

Greetings to you and your entire family, I hope you all are fine and
healthy, may the peace of Almighty God be with you all.

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, I am writing you in
respect of my consignment box in New York, which I want you to assist me and
my Mother to stand for us as our foreign beneficiary to receive the fund
over there in the U.S, this fund am writing you about is $12.5 million
U.S.Dollars which my late father deposited under a Security Company for I
and my mother, and Mr. Johnson Ascot who was suppose to receive this
consignment in the U.S ,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 about this
transaction before, but they think am not for real, because of the
fraudulent activity that is going on around the world.



I have not come to entice you with the words of men; all I want from you is
honesty and sincerity.

I will give you 20% for the total fund involve for your assistance,
because that was the former agreement we have with our foreign partner. Mr.
Johnson Ascot before he later change 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 help me, kindly reply me for more details

Stay Bless.

Yours Sincerely,
Desmond Eyadema

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