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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• 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. )
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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 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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: prince johnson <princejohnsonx36@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <princejohnson24_07@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 18:29:22 +0000
Subject: PRINCE JOHNSON



With Utmost Sincerity, My name is Prince Johnson 24years Old from Morovia the capital city of Liberia.Please do not be offended to reach you with this medium such as informer.Let me address you the reason why i have contacted you in respect of my two trunk boxes in London that my late father left for me as his only sonbefore he was killed. My Late father was a miner in one of the biggest mining company in Morovia,my father was assassinated by the rebels of Charles Taylor in 2004,after the death of my father our family lawyer brought in the will(Documents) my father wrote on ground to the Family and it was stated in the will that i am the next of kin to my late father. He also wrote that he deposited two boxes in a Security Company in United Kingdom according to what the documents implied.The rebels were still looking for us every where in Monrovia to kill us for reasons unkonwn to us and because of the treat of our lives,my family manage to escape down to Ghana With the help of a white missionary catholic woman who came to a remote village in Monrovia for missionary purpose when we explained the danger of our lives to her.And according to the documents it was stated that the contents of the two trunk boxes my father left before he was killed was a huge amount of money $14,300.000.00 million dollars. Presently we are now living in a Refugee village(Camp) here in the republic of Ghana.The reason why i want your help is because my family want you to be the beneficiary of these boxes as my foreign beneficiary and my family has also made up 30% for your assistance when the boxes has been deliver to you by your help.Before we commence on this transaction i would want us to go into partnership agreement and if only we could meet up with the change of ownership in your name as soon as possible every thing Will be done and the boxes will be deliver to you by a diplomatic delivery from the Security Company where the boxes was deposited.And they have also promise to deliver the boxes at your door step in your country. The security company knows my late father as giant of miners in Monrovia the capital city of Liberia when he was still alive because of his good reputation and i don't want you to see this as a hoax because all the documents of the deposit are with me. I will be really grateful if my request is granted.Once again thank you as i wait patiently for your response.God bless you as i hope to hear from you soon. Sincerely Yours, Prince JohnsonRefugee Village Ghana
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