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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: <sandra_emile14@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: sandra_emile2006@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 19:30:17 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Miss Sandra Emile


Compliment of the season to you. I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise, with the full hope that you will bear with us to assist me in this mutual transaction that will extend our both families.

I am Miss Sandra Emile from Yamoussoukor the capital of Republique of Cote d Ivoire. My late father Mr Emile Williams who was into cocoa/Cotton export, died last year after a brief illness.Before he died he deposited one big trunk box containing us$9.5m(Nine million five hundred thousand united states dollar) with other Family valuables with security company here in Cote d'Ivoire registered it as art work belonging to his foreign partner who will be coming for the release and export to abroad.

Please,I want you to focus your mind in this transaction for this is risk free,legal an Genuine business.I ask for your assistance and permission to submit your name as my late father's foreign partner for the release of this consignment and transfer/export it to your country for safe and investment of this fund.

I humbly ask you to response to this email immediately with your Tel/Fax numbers to enable me forward to you the neccessary documents concerning this deposit. So as to conclude this transaction under 15 good working days so that we will leave this country for good.

I have conclude to give you 25 % of the total money after the release of this box for your noble assistance.

And note that this is my only hope of surviving,therefore try to keep it confidential for the security of this money and my dear life.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards.
Miss Sandra Emile.




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