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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "VILLARAN NENITA" <v_nenitaz@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:02:41 +0000
Subject: Urgent & kind reply needed.

>From Madam Villaran Nenita
Dear Friend

I am pleased to get across to you for a very urgent and profitable business
proposal, though I don't know you neither have I seen you before but I got
your contact through the internet, I am Mrs Villaran Nenita from
Philippines, widow to the late former minister of finance in Philippine who
died on 15th of May 2003. I inherited a total sum of $9 Million American
dollars from my late husband, the money was concealed in a metallic trunk
box and was deposited with a security and finance company in Abidjan Cote
D'Ivoire, that was because he needed a maximum security/safety of the
consignment and no body nor government organization can trace the where
about of the money until I am ready and prepare to claim it.

but the Secuerity company didn't know the real content of the box, because
it was deposited as a family valuables.My main purpose of sending you this
mail is because of the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give you
this priority of shipping the box of money to any address that you think is
very secured and safe in your country for onward lodgement in your account
for the purpose of future investment.I will offer you 15% for a perfect
work.I will send you the Authorization Certificate to call them in my next
mail which is the Certificate of deposit that they gave me on the very day
when the box of money was deposited under their company. I give thanks
immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to hear from you soon.
Thanks for your understanding,remain blessed in the Lord.

Regards,
Madam Villaran Nenita

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