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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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: davids pr <davids_p212@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: davids_p2007@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 10:22:41 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT


FROM MR PRINCE DAVIDS
Hello
COMPLEMENT OF THE SEASONS OUT THERE, IT MY PLEASURE OF WRITTING THIS TO YOU. YOU MAY BE SURPRISE BUT I FOUND YOUR CONTACT ON MY COMPUTER WHEN SEARCHING FOR A REALIABLE AND HONEST FORIEGN PARTNER.

MY NAME IS PRINCE DAVIDS THE FIRST SON OF LATE HON. GEORGE DAVIDS THE FORMER MINISTER OF RESOURES IN SERRIE LONE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, AS THE FIRST BORN OF MY FATHER HE GAVE ME A DOCUMENT WHICH WAS GIVEN TO HIM BY A SECURITY COMPANY IN BENIN.

DURING THE WAR IN 2001 MY LATE FATHER HON. GEORGE DAVIDS THE FORMER MINTER OF RESOURCES TOLD ME THAT HE HAD KEPT A TRUNK BOX IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN BENIN WHICH CONTAINS MILLION OF UNITED STATES DOLLARS , THE BOX CONTAINS $10 MILLION 250 THAUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS. THIS MONEY WAS DEPOSITED IN THE SECURITY COMPANY BEFORE THE REBELS IN SERIE LONE ASSASINATE HIM IN COOLDY BLOODLY MOOD.
AS THE FIRST SON OF MY LATE FATHER I PRINCE DAVIDS IS THE NEXT OF KIN AND THE DOCUMENT OF OUR FAMILY INHERITANCE STATES THAT THE INHERITANCE MUST BE RECEIVED BY THE NEXT OF KIN BUT WITH THE AID OF A FORIEGN PARTNER.
AFTER MY FATHERS DEATH I AND MY FAMILY INCLUDIND MY MOTHER FLEW TO BENIN FOR SAFETY AND NOW WE NEED A FORIEGN PARTNER WHO CAN HELP US RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR COUNTRY, YOU SHALL HAVE 25% FOR YOUR HELP 5% FOR THE EXPENSIS THE DOCUMENT NEEDED IS WITH ME NOW IN BENIN SO IF YOU ARE INTERESTED KINDLY REPLY ME BY EMAILTHANKS AND BYE FOR NOW AS I WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY .
REGARDS
PRINCE DAVIDS.





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