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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 - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: alice maba <alice_maba4@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <alice_maba@cooltoad.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:03:40 +0200
Subject: Dearest one in the Lord



Dearest one in the Lord

IT is my pleasure to write to you after considering your profile My name is.I am Mrs.Alice Maba from Gambia. I am married to Mr. Gibril Maba who worked with Gambia company in Ivory Coast for Six years before he died in the year 2005. We were married for Two years without a child. he died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. Before he death we were both born again Christians. When my late husband was alive we deposited the sum of $9.5Million(NINE Million five hundred thousand U.S. Dollars)

Which was in a metallic trunk box deposited with a security company Here in Cote d' Ivoire under a secret arrangement as a family treasure, the security company does not know the content of this box.I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds in your country as the beneficiary of the box to enbale the security Company carry out the shipment. I want you to help me contact the security company as my late husband foreign bussiness partner, after receiving the prove from me to enable the company release the consigment to you diplomatically,while I join you on the arrival of the box. And as soon as the Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you the arrival date of the box then I will join you to give you 25% 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 recieve 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 shippment.

Hoping to hearing from you,as soon as possible
Remain blessed in the name of the Lord.

Yours-in-Christ,Madam Alice Maba
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