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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your country for safe keeping" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "keep it confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: marina tureh <marinatony1@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mariamtonniture_a@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2008 21:17:38 +0000
Subject: WITH THE BEST COMPLIMENTS.




WITH THE BEST COMPLIMENTS.
From Miss; Ture's Family.
Address: A77 Housing Estate,Resident Adam, CocodyAbidjan Cote d' Ivoire West Africa.Postal Box: 0028 Bp02182 Abidjan
Telephone; +22504262492
With due respect and humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a humanitarian ground, I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise, with the full hope that you will bear with us to assist us in this mutual transaction that will extend our both families. I got your contact from the Cote d' Ivoire directory. I am miss.Mariam Ture from Republic of Sierra Leone. But we biased in Cote d'ivoire my late Parents Chief Dr. and Lolo Ture Ahmed, who was into cocoa/Cotton export, died last year after a brief accident. before the death of my father he deposited two big trunk boxes containing us$ 20.5 million with other family valuables with security company here in Cote d'Ivoire registered it as art work belonging to his foreign partner who will be coming for the release and export to abroad.Please, I want you to focus your mind in this transaction. For this is risk free, legal and genuine business. I and my junior brother ask for your assistance and permission to submit your name as my late father's foreign partner for release of this consignment and transfer/export to your country for safe keeping and investment. I humbly ask for you to response immediately with your Telephone/Fax numbers to enable me forward to you all the necessary documents concerning this deposit. Your can hear in BBC world news. that this country is no longer in peace, since they conducted their Presidential election on the 22nd October 2004 the country has witness all sort of political unrest ranging from ethnic clash which resulted to killing of innocent citizens and strangers people are living in fears as the country is no longer that peaceful nation as it was before due to this reason that I have decided to contact you, to assist us to lift this my consignment out of this country.So as to conclude this transaction less than 15 good working days my junior brother and I have concluded to give you 20 % of the total money after the release of this consignment for your noble assistance. And note that this is the only hope of my brother and me therefore try to keep it confidential for security of this money and our dear life. Waiting for your urgent response. you can call me on this number +22504262492 May God be with you as you read this message,Best regards.Miss Marina & Tonni Ture.
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