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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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "JONATHAN UZOR" <jouzor@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jouzor004_2005@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 10:23:52 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY ( )

From Jonathan Uzor
Storage Deposit Controller
Standard Trust Security Finance Company Lome,
Republic of Togo, West Africa.

Attn:

I got your contact through the website when i was desperately searching for
someone to assist me in this transaction, and spiritually I am convinced
about your ability and reliabilty to execute a transaction of this great
magnitude.

I am Mr.Johnathan Uzor , the Storage Deposit Controller, National Trust
Security Finance Company Lome, Republic of Togo, West Africa. It is always
my duty to send in all financial reports to my Department head at the end of
each business year.

On the course of last year 2004 Auditing/Accounting business report, I
discovered that my Office is in position of $10 million. (United States
Dollars) in a METALIC TRUNK BOX. This fund as at this moment is still
Unclaimed in my Company's custody (National Trust security Company here in
Lome-Togo.)

This said Amount was deposited by A deceased client, who died along on his
business trip in a plane crash some years ego that happened Korean Air
Flight 801,far East Africa.named Mr Dahlig Mitchell as you can confirm
through this website http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list/,
May his soul and Family rest in perfect peace.

As an officer in this Company, I can not be directly involved to this funds,
so my aim of contacting you is just to assist me receive this funds, And I
will resign from my office and come over to your country with my family for
a bigger investment with my own share.

As soon as i recieve your response, I will prepare and send to you a Claim
Application which have to forward to the National Trust Finance Company
for claim as the Next of Kin to the original depositor of this fund so that
the proceeds of this deposit can be released to you, this will enable them
effect the release to you.

There are no risk involved and I guarantee that this will be executed under
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.

I will appreciate it very much If you have agreed with me.

Yours faithfully,
Mr Jonathan Uzor

(STSCo Lome)

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