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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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: solopp02 <solopp02@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:50:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: PLEADING FOR ASSISTANCE.


WITH DUE RESPECT AND HUMILITY I WRITE YOU THIS LETTER WHICH I BELIEVE WOULD BE OF GREAT INTEREST TO YOU.I AM SOLOMON PAUL , THE SON OF THE LATE DR.GEORGE PAUL,OF THE BLESSED MEMORY PRIOR TO MY FATHER ASSASSINATION BY THE REBEL FORCES LOYAL TO MAJOR JOHN PAUL KOROMA, HE WAS THE VICE DIRECTOR
GENERAL OF SIERRA LEONE GOLD AND DIAMOND MINING CORPORATION.

TWO DAYS BEFORE MY FATHER WAS ASSASSINATED, HE INSTRUCTED ME TO MOVE OUT OF SIERRA LEONE IMMEDIATELY, BEFORE THE POWERFUL ECONOMIC COMMNITY OF WEST AFRICAN STATES (ECOMOG) FORCEES INTERVENTED WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTED INTO A BRUTAL CIVIL WAR.
I MANNAGED TO ESCAPE TO ABIDJAN,COTE D'IVOIRE .I CAME INTO ABIDJAN PEACEFULY .ALL THESE TIME THESE
PROBLEMS WAS PASSING THROUGH MY LIFE, MY FATHER ISSUSED SOME DOCUMENTS TO ME THAT HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US $7.5 MILLION UNITED STATED DOLLARS IN ONE METALIC TRUNK BOX .HE DEPOSITED THIS MONEY WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE AND USED ME AS THE NEXT OF KIN .HE TOLD ME THAT HE
DID NOT MADE THE COMPANY KNOW THE REAL CONTENT OF THE TRUNK BOX.HE MADE IT CLEAR TO ME THAT I SHOULD LOOK FOR SOMEONE ABROAD THAT WILL ASSIST ME IN GETTING THE TRUNK BOX OUT OF AFRICA, I WANT TO LEAVE COTE D'IVOIRE ENTIRLY WITH THIS MONEY BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT SITUATION AND MOSTLY FOR MY
FURTURE.


I WANT YOU TO PLEASE ASSIST ME TO CLAIM THE TRUNK BOX. FIRSTLY,YOU NEED TO PLS GIVE YOUR INFORMATIONS WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE SECURED TILL I COME OVER.YOU SHOULD ALSO SOURCE FOR GOOD INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR ME. I HAVE IT IN MIND TO REWARD YOU. I HAVE PREPARED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL
SUM.ALSO,IF IT WILL BE EASY FOR YOU TO COME DOWN HERE IN ABIDJAN AND CLAIM THE TRUNK BOX OUT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY I WILL BE SO MUCH HAPPY . YOU WILL CARRY THE TRUNK BOX OUT IMMDIATELY TO YOUR DESTINATION .

YOUR'S SINCERELY,

SOLOMON PAUL.





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