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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 about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Lilly Mozembe <lilly_m2005@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 17:01:55 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hello Very Urgent


FROM MRS. LILLY MOZEMBE

Dear Sir/Madam,

Good day to you, I am Lilly Mozembe a Nationality of Democratic Republic of Congo. I contacted you today concerning my present situation with my family here in TOGO LOME West Africa. I am the wife of late Mr. Johnson Salifu Mozembe. My husband is a Defends Minister of Democratic Republic of CONGO and also a businessman in other fields. During the war rebels killed my husband with my first son Frank in my husband office in CONGO.

I am currently in the French country (TOGO WESTERN AFRICA LOME) with my 3 children in the refugee camp. When my husband was alive he indicated to me of his deposited dollars of US$18.000 Million Dollars with a SECURITY COMPANY in Ghana, this money is in large metal 2 trunk boxes like treasure of the family.

I contacted you to help me to retrieve the 2 metal trunk boxes out of Security Company in Ghana, and to help me to invest the funds in your country under your care because I do not have any body to help me invest these funds. Since all my late husband brothers died with my husband during the war in our country CONGO I contacted you for the financial assistance of retrieving the consignment boxes from the Security Company in Ghana and move it to your country for investment so that I can come up there and live with you and my family.

I have work out 20% of the total money for you and your family 10% aside for any Expenses we may do when retrieving the consignment boxes from Security Company, then 70% is what i and my family will invest with you in your country in your care. Presently I am in (WESTERN AFRICA LOME TOGO) in the refugee camp with my family. I am waiting for your Urgent Reply so that
I can send you all the Documents used to deposit the consignment boxes in Security Company in Ghana.

Regard
Lilly Mozembe




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