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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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <carim002_williams@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 22:51:19 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MISS CARINE WILLIAMS.

Dearest One

It is my pleasure to contact you after much consideration for a business venture which i intend to establish in your country. Though I have not met with you before but I believe one has to risk confiding in succeed sometimes in life.

I am Carine Williams 19 years old and the only child of my late parents Mr.and Mrs WILLIAMS. My father was a highly reputable business magnet,a Gold and Agro-Chemical Dealer who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously during one
of his business trips.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by his business associates but God knows the truth!.

My mother died when I was just 8 years old and since then my father took me so special because i am motherless.Before his death in the hospital,he told me that he has a trunk box that contain the amount of four million seven hundred U.S dollars($4.7,000.00) deposited in a private security
company here undisclose to them.He further told me that he deposited the Trunk Box with my name as the next of kin since i am the only child.He also explained to me that it was because of this wealth that he was poisoned by his business associates,that i should seek for a foriegn partner in a
country of my choice where i will transfer the trunk box and use the money for investment purpose. Finally he issued a written instruction to the Security Company to release the Trunk Box to any foriegn partner of my choice since i am only 19 yrs old.

Now I decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside this country for security reasons since this country is no more safe for me because of the ongoing political war.I want you to assist me to transfer these fund into your personal account in your country for
investment purposes so that i will join you to start a new life and also go back to my studies in your country.

If you can be of an assistance to Me I will be pleased to offer to you 20% of the total fund. I await your soonest response.

Thanks and God bless you
Respectfully yours,
Carine Williams.





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