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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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: Capt Duke <captx3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <capt_duke2007@ozu.es>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:37:04 +0200
Subject: From Captain Scott Duke



>From Captain Scott Duke

Don't be supprise by contacting you, it's due to my duty here in iraq.Since you are the only person my mind accepted to confile in the secret, I couldn't go back because my troops were camping at the road to the Jordanian border that makes it difficult for me to check out of the country.

I have every proof of this transaction only I need your assistance in retriving this money from one of the UN diplomat in London, The reason why I’m explaining my finding to you is to seek for your assistance to enable you contribute immensely to the actualization of my dream. I am Captain Scott Duke, a US MARINE OFFICER. On the 6th day of March 2007, I and my troops were alercted on the need of some reconstruction works in Haifa Street.

A long throughfare of high-rise buildings built and occupied by Saddam Hussein when he was alive here in Baghdad Immediately we proceeded to the site and as we commence work to our utmost surprise, wediscovered an underground bunker in one of the buildings.

Upon investigation of the bunker to our surprise, we discovered one box safely hidden and sealed, I told my men to open the boxes in order to find out the contents of the trunk box, and when they opened to our amazement the box contained some US Dollars which amounted to $9.8Million United States Dollars, after I and two of my troops counted this money I however instructed them to keep this in high secrecy so that we can have the money to our selves, they
all greed to the plan and but first we had to hide the money in a safe and untraceable location.
I am now in desperate need of a “Reliable and trustworthy”person like you who would receive,
secure and protect these box containing the US Dollars for me up untill my assignment elapses here.

I will need your assistance to help me retriev the box from the United Nation Diplomat who airlift the consignment box to London, i inform the diplomat that a family member will contact him for the collection ofthe consignment box and the diplomat is not awear of the content of the box.

So my dear friend i will need this as full to enable be notify the diplomat of you that will receive the consignment because you will contacting him for the retrival of the consignment trunk box for me as familyfriend.

1.)Your Phone Number (for easy communication)

2.) Your International Passport or recent passport (for proper verification)

3.)Name Of Your Country and Full Contact Address

4.)Your Full Names

Once I receive these above information,I will immediately forword it to the diplomat and notify
him of you,i want you to know that the diplomat did not know the contact of the trunk box as i did not disclose the contents to him, i will send you the picture of the box and my picture together with my US MARINE ID and my Driver License for proper verification of whom you are dealing with.

It will not be easy for me to do that but I had to because that will make you believe my intensions since you can identify who you are dealing with. to Remember, your share still remains the same
35 % out of the total amount of the money. The total amount of the money is $9.8Million US Dollars.

I will be waiting to hear from you as soon as possible to proceed.reply me to [capt_duke2007@ozu.es] for security reasons.

Thanks.
Captain Scott Duke.


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