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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Franka Egondu <ffiraniegii@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: franikaegondui@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 7 Feb 2008 11:45:32 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Dearest One,



Dearest One,

Geeting to you.with due respect, I believe and hope that this mail will finds you in good health and faith.

It's my pleasure to contact you 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 someone to succeed in this life.

There is a huge amount of money Six million, Three hundred thousand United State Dollars (6,300,000.00 U.S.A dollars) which I inherited from my late fether.

Before the death of my father, he disclose to me about the diplomatic money in a trunk box that he deposited in a [security company] containing US $6.300,000. and my name was the next of kin and the original document of deposit is intact. The fear of money is raising eye brows here in cote d' ivoire, I decided to contact you seeking for your help and for you to stand as my guidan in the security company because I am too young to handle this, said by the director of the security company. I will give you more information as soon as you hear from you.

Now that i have decieded to invest these money anywhere safe enough for security purposes. I want you to help me to retrieve this my only inheritance out of the security company into your country for the investment.

I am planning to invest the rest of this money in your country under your guidance.
i understand from my late father that real estate management and buying of properties is a very nice and profitable investment so i suggest that we invest this money into a real estate management and buying of properties, What do you say about this? Do you have an idea of it or any other investment that will be profitable to us in your country as soon as the trunk box is retrieved from the security company.

I want to assure you that this transaction is 100 % risk free because no other person knows about this box and the content of it apart from me and you. All is legal and authentic. Believe me.

How i wish that you can come down here so that you will comfirm every thing to your self? please let me know if you can come down here so that i will arrange to receive you and take you to the security company and to also inform the security company about you.

My dear, bear in mind that my life depend on this box and I do hope that this box will be save when it is finally delievered to you.

As soon as we conclude every thing with the security company, I am going to send you the information that you will use to open the box so that you can be able to send me some money from the box for me to use to get my travelling pappers to come over to you for the investment and to start my new life.

I want you to understand that the security officials do not know that the box conatins money because my late father deposited the box under their custody for save keeping as a family valuables.

I will give you more information about this, Therefore, Send me your contact address, telephone number and your picture so that i will go to the security company to introduce you officaily to them as my guidan for us to know what next to do and how the box will be delievered to you.

I do hope of establishing a rewarding and good relationship with you and your family as soon as i join you for the investment and to start my new life, Remember I will be countnueing my education while you handle and control the investment as i finish my education.

I am 22 years old, Single and also a christain but I was ment to know that a woman has no religion untill she is under a man or family. I promised to abide to any religion that you and your family are into.

I am waiting to hear from you as soon as possible.

Best regard.

Miss Franka Egondu


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