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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Den Macheke <dkm_keke2003@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:56:46 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re:Urgent Attn !!


Dear Sir,
 
I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we did not know each other before
but I want to beg you to please try and read this message and God will bless you for
your audience giving to this mail.

I am Dennis Macheke  from  Zimbabwean but presently living in a refugee
camp here in Accra-Ghana with my two sister mosular and Rena, I am writing this mail to
seek your assistance to help me and my two sister's mosular and Rena receive our consignment box that contain $18.5 million United State dollars.
 
Our consignment boxes was suppose to be deliver to my late father foreign partner, after he has help us process the necessary document to back up my consignment to his country for safe delivery in the USA, he now told us that he will take 50% of the total amount of money which I and my mum disagree with him and my mum called the diplomat and stop him from making the delivery to him since he want to be greedy because initially our agreement was that after the successful delivery of my consignment box to him, we will give him 30% of the total amount of the money.
 
This is the reason I am seeking your assistance so that you can call the delivery diplomat and introduce your self to him as our partner so he can come and make the delivery of my consignment box to you or if you can come down to Ghana so and move the consignment boxes  by yourself,which is better better.
 
I and my mum have agreed to give you the sum of 30% of the total amount of money. I wait to hear from you so that I can give you the number to reach the delivery diplomat in the United State of America.
 
Thanks and God bless you for your kindness.
 
Best regards,
 
Dennis Macheke

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