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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:
  • "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 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: Martin Aboagye <meizer200@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:53:21 -0600
Subject: URGENT PLEASE



Dear Sir,
My name is Martin Aboagye I work as the Head of Logistic Dept to DIPLOMATIC
SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY LTD here in Accra- Ghana I decided to contact you, to
be my partner in business so as to help me raise capital to invest in a
profitable business abroad. I have been working with (D.S.V.C.) company for the
past 6years.Within this period; I have watched with meticulous interest how
African heads of states and government functionaries have been using DIPLOMATIC
SECURITY AND VAULT COMPANY LTD to shift their money abroad.
They bring in, these Consignments of money and secretly declare the content as,
precious stones, family treasure Etc. The late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire, the late
Gnassingbe Eyadema of Togo, etc. These past heads of states and president have
hundreds of consignments deposited with DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY
LTD. Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives, have claimed most of this
consignments. A lot of them are still unclaimed for as much as 10years; nobody
may ever come for them, because in most cases, the documents of deposit are never
available to anybody except the depositor, and most of them are dead. Since the
inception of the 2000 millennium, DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY LTD,
management changed the policy/procedure of claims of consignments. That if you
are able to produce all the secret information as contained in the secret file of
any Consignment, it will be released to you upon demand. The late Jonas Savimbi
has over 7 Consignments, deposited with several names and codes. 4 of this
consignment have been claimed in past (10) Ten months, after his Death in Angola.
I have finished every arrangement as to the claim, for you to come and claim
consignments, No.1201 containing $30 million Dollars and No.1202 containing $22
million Dollars, My plan is to supply you with all the information and documents
regarding the Deposit of the Consignment by Fax. Nobody will ever know I am
involved in this deal in the company. I will suggest upon conclusion, we share 65
to 35 I assure you that the business have been planned for 3 years now, and it is
very secure and risk free.

Regards
Martin Aboagye

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