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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)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: SELINASSAVIMBI SELINASSAVIMBI <selinass11@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: selinassavimbii@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 04:31:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Very Urgent Sorry For Late Reply


Hello Madras

The consignment is right now in London in the vault company awaiting
my family to come for claim or send someone to go there and claim the trunk
boxes on our behalf. Please i will give you the contact of the vault company
so that you can discuss on our behalf with the vault company on how you will
claim the consignment on our behalf or you can ask them wether they can
assist you send the trunk boxes by courier service to your country.

But first of all you have to send me your full name,address,date of birth
and telephone number so that i can prepare a power of attorney in your name
to enpower you to claim the consignment on our behalf so as to enable any of my family to come to your country for investment.

And i will also give you the deposit codes and certificate of deposit that
my husband used to deposit the two trunk boxes in the vault company for
easier claim.Please we are waiting to hear from you so that we can prepare
the document in your name for claim and send to you as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely
Mrs Selinas




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