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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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "GEORGE SANOUSSI" <georgesanoussi9@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jsrbs@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:20:57 +0200
Subject: Greeting From George Sanoussi

Greeting From George Sanoussi

Let me go straight to the point on the reason why I am
contacting you

My father (Late Zainoul Abidine Sanoussi) revealed to
me about a deposit of a trunk box. The content of this
trunk box is fhe sum of(Eighteen Million United States
of American Dollars) which was his share from a secret
sale of Diamond when he was in the office as the
foreign Affairs Minister of my country.

I sincerely ask for your assistance to get this Funds
out and your share for assisting me will be 15%.I want
to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free.

Finally my name is Mr George Sanoussi, From
Guinea-Conakry, when you reply me I will give you the
full details of this transaction and how I want to get
it done and also introduce myself well.

Best Regards

George Sanoussi

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