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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:
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: starput4@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 20:17:24 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FRED KOUMAH


SOLICITING YOUR ASSISTANCE AS A FOREIGN MANAGER=20
=A0=20
Goodday,=20
=A0=20
=A0=A0=A0 I am=A0 Fred Koumah, i am a Togolese by citizen, i was the former=
driver to late president Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo, who died some time ag=
o. We are both family members.
=A0
=A0=A0=A0=A0
Before his death he called me secretly and told me he wants to deposit
some money with my name, that if only i can keep it secret.=A0 We both
loaded this money in a Metalic Trunk Box to the tune of $ 6.5 million
US dollars.
=A0
=A0=A0=A0=A0 He directed me to Accra Ghana to deposit this
fund with Fidelity Trust Security (GH) Ltd, for safe keeping with my
name. I declared it as family treasure to the company.=20
=A0=A0=A0=A0=20
All the documents concerning the transaction are in my position
which i will forward=A0 to you upon your favorable respond. At his point
of death, he called me that i should take care of the money for myself,
that i must take the money out of Africa for investment.
=A0
=A0=A0=A0
Presently, i am in Accra Ghana, i want you to receive this fund as my=A0
beneficiary due to the contract bond made between my late president and
the company that only a foreign manager must handle the box abroad
before my arrival. i will offer you 30% for your assistance. Kindly
send me your cell number and full address for us to proceed as this box
is all I have got..
=A0
I hope to hear from you.=20
=A0
yours faithfully,
Fred Koumah=0A=0A=0A

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