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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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 united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: angela omatta <angela_omatta1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: angela_omatta2007@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:46:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM ANGELA OMATTA


DEAREST ONE,

I KNOW THAT THIS MIGHT SOUND SO STRANGE TO YOU SINCE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE. BUT LET ME QUICKLY INTRODUCE MYSELF, I AM MISS ANGELA OMATTA THE ONLY DAUGHTER TO MR SANTOS OMATTA.

I AM 21 YEARS OLD GIRL MY FATHER WAS A GREAT POLITCIAN AND AN OIL BARON BUT TODAY AS I AM WRITING TO YOU MY FATHER IS DEAD BUT BEFORE HIS DEATH HE DEPOSITED THE SUM OF 5.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN COTE D' IVORE. HE DEPOSITED THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY AS FAMILY VALUEABLE PROPERTY IN A BOX. THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT CONTAINS MONEY.

SO I WANT A GOD FEARING PERSON THAT I CAN TRUST WHO WILL NOT BETRAY ME WHEN THE TRUNK BOX GET TO HIS COUNTRY THERE TO HELP ME RETREIVE THIS BOX TO HIS OR HER COUNTRY FOR INVESTMENT. SO PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AND I WILL TELL YOU HOW WE CAN DO THINGS TOGETHER. PLS GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIETLY YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL FOR MORE INFORMATION AND ALSO I HAVE ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT BACK THIS TRUNK BOX ON THE DAY OF THE DEPOSIT. WAITINT TO HEAR FROM YOU URGENTLY .

YOURS SINCERELY,

ANGELA OMATTA




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