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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:
  • "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: "Nenita villaran" <villaran3@seznam.cz> (may be fake)
Reply-To: madamnenita_villaran102@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 22:09:58 +0000
Subject: FROM MADAM NENITA

Hello Dear

I am Madam Nenita Villaran a citizen of philippine, widow, and legitimate heir to the late
former Minister of finance who was assassinated for been working with the ex-president
Joseph .E in philippine.

I inherited a total sum of $12 million dollars from my late husband, The presure from my
decease husband's family for this money has compelled me to leave Manila and have
the money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and
finance company Cote d' ivoire under a secret arrangement as a family treasure.

This means that the security company does not know the content of this box that was
shipped from the Philippine to Cote d' ivoire under a diplomatic coverage. My purpose
of asking for your assistance boil down to the fact that I don't want my late husband's
family to be aware or name involve, and the deposit statement of the box authorized
the company to make this box avaliable for shipment on request only to my foreign
bussiness representative, though unname. Hence I want you to contact the the
security company as my bussiness partner / associate, after receiving the prove
from me to enable the company release the consigment to you diplomatically, while
I join you on the arrival of the box.

I have recently paid all demurrage ,storage charges and the shipment fee, all you
need do is to help me contact the security company and introduce yourself as my
bussiness partner / associate ,requesting the shipment of the box to your address
which you will provide.

And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you the
arrival date of the box then I will join you to give you 15% of the money instantly
before I go on with the proposed investment in your domain provided is secured
and investment friendly.

Please if you are interested and willing to represent me as my bussiness partner /
associate kindly write me as soon as possible.

I awaits your urgent response
Best wishes
Madam Nenita Villaran

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