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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:
  • "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 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mrseliz kadis <mrseliz_kadis19@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrskadis10@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 7 Oct 2007 07:58:06 -1000
Subject: From:Mrs Eliz Kadis



From:Mrs Eliz KadisADDR: 120 angre AbidjanCote D' Ivoire West Africa.

It's a pleasure meeting you today, how is everything with you, hope all is well with you. I am Mrs.Eliz Kadis from Sierra Leone. I lost my husband during the rebel attack, my husband was a serving director of the Agro-exporting board until his untimely death.

He was assassinated by the rebels during the political uprising, before his death he had a consignment containing US$6.Million ( Six Million US Dollars) which was concealed in a metallic trunk box deposited with a security and finance company Ivory Coast under a secret arrangement as a family treasure, the security company does not know the content of this box. Being that this part of the world experiences political instability time without number, there is no guarantee of lives and property, I cannot invest this money here any longer, I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds in your country as the beneficiary to enable the security Company carry out the shipment. I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment vision of my late husband, but not in this place again rather in your country. I have the vision of going into real estate and industrial production.
I want you to help me contact the security company as my late husband foreign business partner, after receiving the prove from me to enable the company release the consignment to you diplomatically, while I join you on the arrival of the box. All you need to do is to help me contact the security company and introduce yourself as my late husband's foreign business partner requesting the shipment of the box. And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you the arrival date of the box then I and my son williams will join you to give you 15% of the money instantly for the help and 5% for any expense you might incurre during the transfer before I go on with the proposed investment in your domain. Please if you are interested to help me receive this consignment in your country as my late husband's foreign business partner, kindly respond in swift to enable me contact the Security company and submit your name for the preparation of the shipment.

Thanks and God bless you for your anticipated corporation, awaiting for your urgent reply. Yours, Mrs.Eliz Kadis.
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