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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • www.fati_conteh@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Fati=20Conteh?= <ww.fatic33@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: www.fati_conteh@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 23:15:46 +0530 (IST)
Subject: PLEASE URGENT DO GET BACK TO ME


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ww.fatic33@yahoo.in



- Dear friend, My name is Fati conteh 22 years old girl from northern part of sierra Leone, I am the only daughter of Chief prof. Ahmed Conteh,who died in plane crash together with my mother in a trip when they were coming back from Benin republic, during the uprising in sierra Leone. He was the formal director of Sawmill /Diamond Board in Sierra Leone and also exports diamonds to various countries in the world. He corps was at the mortuary since four years based on our tradition for the chiefs, after that we travel down to Ghana were he deposited some funds in the security company to present the ownership certificate and deposit certificate for the claims of the fund. Meanwhile my father took an agreement with the security company that the fund must invested by a foreign beneficiary due to his past experience in Africa when he was alive , Now we are contacting to stand as our foreign beneficiary who can help for investments in your peaceful country for onward investment.The deposited fund at the security company is totaling the sum of $33million dollars, but I really want find out if you have a safe place to lodge the fund immediately the diplomat arrive in your country.please I also want to find out whether is possible for us to come to your country and buy a house and Further our education, Please inform us how you can help us to receive this funds so that we can Leave our country And have a real life over there in your peaceful country or if possible you can come down and accompany us to facilitate the shipment to your door step we will be grateful sir.If you are touched with our condition here in Africa please inform us immediately, so that we can inform our lawyer to forward you the necessary document which will enable you to contact the security company in Ghana for immediate delivery of the funds to your door step.Waiting to hear from you so that we can give you the approval notes, e.g. certificate of ownership and certificate of deposit.Note. We have mapped out 30 % for your help,Indicate your intreste by giving us your contact adress. copy of your driving lisence and telephone numbers. and we shall give you the phone numbers of the security company in Ghana where the funds is deposited so they can release to you. Reply to my alternative email adress www.fati_conteh@hotmail.com Regards,Miss Fati

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