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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:
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MISS ROSE <miss_rosecandy112@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <missrosecandy2@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:04:09 -1000
Subject: FROM ROSE CANDY WILLIAMS


FROM ROSE CANDY WILLIAMS
ADDRESS/ AVE 11 RUE 45
COTE D IVOIRE

Dear,

With respect and humility, I decided to send this proposal to you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honor against your will. Your profile pushed me to send you this mail, I am Rose Candy Williams , 22years old and the only daughter of my late parents Mr. and Mrs.Williams. My father was a highly reputable business man (a cocoa merchant and supplier of ago allied material ) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days.

It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad in February 2003. Though his sudden death waslinked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who traveled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special.

Before his death on February 12, 2003, he told me about a box he concealed the sum of eighteen million, seven hundred thousand United StateDollars.(USD$18.700,000) deposited in one of the security company's in Europe,which he disguised and declared the box to contain family valuables instead of money, by this way the company does not know the true content of the box.

I have in my possession the deposit document which the company gave to my late father when he deposited the box with the security company. I really don't know what to do. This is because I have suffered a lot of setbacks as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.

The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere desire of your assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideaswill be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask these fewquestions:-

1. Can you honestly and willingly help me as your
sister?

2. Can I completely trust you?

3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you after the money is in your
country?

Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible. Thank you
so much,

My sincere regards,
Miss Rose Candy

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