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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)
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Sandra Odum <sandra_odum11@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: sandra_odum@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 01:02:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEARSART ONE


DEARSART ONE

PERMIT ME TO INFFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO BUSSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU . I COME ACROSS YOUR PROFILE AND HAVE DECIDED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU AFTER MY PRAYER . TO SEE IF YOU CAN HELP ME ALLIVATE THIS PROBLEM. I CANT IMAGINE HOW YOU WILL FEEL RECEIVING A SUDDEN LETTER FROM A REMOTE COUNTRY FAR AWAY AND PROBABLY FROM SOME YOU ARE NOT CLOSELY RELATED WITH. BUT ALL IS THE SAME . I BELIVE WE DO NOT NEED TO BE OF BIOOD RELATIVES BEFORE WE CAN ESTABLISH CORDIAL RELATIONSHIP.

MY NAME IS MISS SANDRA ODUM . ONLY DOUGTHER OF LATE MR JOHNSON ODUM . WHO LOST HIS LIFE IN THE COURSE OF POLITICAL CRISIS HERE IN COTE D°IVOIRE ON HIS WAY TO WORK .


MY FATHER WILLED IN CASH , THE SUM OF $10.5million DOLLARS WHICH HE DEPOSITED ONE TRUNK BOX IN A SECURTY COMPANY IN EUROPE BUT THERE WAS CONDITION

[1] THAT UPON REQUEST FOR THE RELEASE OF THE FUND, THERE MUST BE EVIDENCE OF INVESTMENT INTENTIONS,

[2] TO INVEST THIS FUND IN SOLID BUSINESS, SUCH AS MANIFACTURES
FACTORY OR COMPANY, REAL EXSTATES, OR AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT .

I CONTACT YOU THEREFORE TO CONFIRM IF YOU CAN ABSORB ME IN A PARTNERSHIP IN YOUR COMPANY OR POSSIBLY ADVISE ME ON ANY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY IN YOUR COUNTRY. WE SHALL REACH AN AGREEMENT, THAT YOU WILL STAND ON MY BEHAIF AND CLAIM THIS VERY FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE .

AND TRANSFER IT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY .AND AFTER ALL I WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY TO FINISH MY EDUCATION AND COMMENCE BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP WITH YOU AND THE FUND .

AWAITING TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE
BEST REGARDS,
MISS SANDRA ODUM


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