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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found 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: Jennifer Dede <jenniferdede2003@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 15:20:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: From Jennifer, please call me ASAP.


Dear VICTIMNAME .

I am Mrs Jennifer K. Dede from Ivory Coast. I am a widow being that I lost my husband a couple of months ago. My husband was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death . He was assassinated last january by the rebels following the political uprising. Before his death he made a deposte of USD$ 2.5 with a securety company in Europe in a trunk box which he told the securety company that the deposted box was contening cocoa processing machine.
I want you to do me a favour to receive this money box to a safe account in your country or any safer place as co-beneficiary of the deposited box. This is
my reason for writing to you.

Please if you are willing to assist me in getting this money box out of the securety company please indicate your interest in replying soonest or you can call me on (00229-93231211).

Thanks and best regards .
Jennifer Dede.

Cher. Je suis Mme Jennifer K. Dede de Côte d'Ivoire. Je suis une veuve étant que j'ai perdu mon mari deux il y a mois. Mon mari était un directeur de portion du cacao exportant le conseil jusqu'à sa mort. Il a été assassiné janvier passé par les rebelles suivant le soulèvement politique. Avant sa mort il a fait un deposte d'USD$ 2.5 avec une compagnie securety en Europe dans une boîte de tronc qu'il a dite à la compagnie securety que deposted la boîte contening la machine de développement de cacao. Je veux que vous me fassiez une faveur pour recevoir cette boîte d'argent à un compte sûr dans votre ou n'importe quel lieu plus sûr comme Co-bénéficiaire de la boîte déposée. C'est ma raison de l'inscription vous. Svp si vous êtes disposé à m'aider en obtenant cette boîte d'argent hors de la compagnie securety indiquez svp votre intérêt en répondant le plus bientôt ou vous peut m'appeler dessus (00229-93231211).

Merci et les meilleurs souvenirs.
Jennifer Dede.



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