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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" (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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: alidab_b80 alida <alidab_b80@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: alida_ben1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:26:27 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Mrs Alida Benjamin & Daughter Monica


Dearest One In Christ,

I am Mrs Alida Benjamin A complete citizen of solomon Island. I was the Wife of Late Mr John.w. Benjamin who served as an ambassador in cote d'ivoire for 9 years(nine years) before he died . We were married for 19 years with One Daughter Monica benjamin.My husband died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before his death, we were both living together happilly with his relatives . but after his death life turn miserable for me through my husband relatives. whom has swear to see me dying at all cost.
Before my husband Death I inherited a total sum of (8.5million United state dollars) from my late Husband when he was in his Sick bed, The money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company in Cote d‘ ivoire under a secret arrangement as a family valuables. This means that the security company does not know the content of this box that is money.
Recently l Fell Sick and my Doctor told me that from all the test conducted on my health, Without and Urgent and a specialist From your Country I am not going to last long, expecially, due to my Throat cancer and stroke. But what disturbs me most now is stroke.
Having known my condition, I decided to Contact you and Reveal to you in person Regarding my Heritage from my Late husband after my late husband brothers has neglected me and has well sit on my late husband properties and his bank accounts.hence why i am seeking your to help me Secure the release of this Fund from were it was deposited and utilize this money the way I am going to instruct. and also help me and My only Daughter to come over to your Country for best Medical Treatment and his will Conturen Her Education.

I took this decision because I don‘t have any Son that will inherit this money and my husband relatives Have kept me under dureces just to know the wereabout of this said fund, after they have inherited all my late Husband Properties because l could‘nt work with my two legs.
I don‘t need any telephone communication in this regard because of my health, and because of the presence of my husband‘s relatives around me sometimes. I don‘t want them to know about this development.
As soon as I receive your reply, in my next mail I shall give you the contact of the Security and finance company in Ivory coast and the Authorization Certificate which is the Certificate of deposit that they gave My late husband on the very day when the box of money was deposited under their company to enable you call them and give them your address for the immediate shipment of the box to you as the original- beneficiary of this fund.
I want you to always pray for me because God work in misterious ways. My happiness is that if this fund is used for the less previlage one.

Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing for another person individual for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hoping to hear from you soon .Indicate your intrest.

God bless you.
Mrs Alida Benjamin & Daughter Monica
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