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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:
  • "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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: kavin morgan <kavin_200071000@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kavin_m1@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 14:48:22 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear respectful


Dear respectful

I am Kevin and my younger sister called Linda Morgan of the same parents from Sierre-Leone country.We lost our parents by the rebels during political crises in our country and our late father Chief Samuel Morgan was a diamond merchant in our country,Before his death he reveil to us that he made a deposit of one trunk box of money in a security company in Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire West Africa the amount is(38 Million United State Dollars)

Bear it in mind that our late father did not disclose the content of the box to the security company because he registered it as family valuables not as money gold and one stone blue diamond to aviod the official from raissing eye brows to the fund,Based on this we contacted you for an assistance .

We are presently in refugee camp Abidjan where the money was been deposited in a security company by our late father and he told us that we should look for someone who has a legitimate company abroad to help us claim the one trunk box from the security company custody as we are young ones,We believe you as an advanced person that you will not betray the trust we impose on you at the end of this transaction.

Please we need you to send to us the followings,
1.your full Name.
2.Your private phone
3.Your home address and a copy of your passport or I D card
As soon as we receive your contact informations for we to be sure that we are dealing with a liable person then we shall give you the contact informations of the security company in Abidjan where our late father Chief Samuel Morgan made the deposit.Please kindly keep this transaction as a top secret for your self alone,we will negotiate with you on how far the transaction will be.

Thanks and remain bless
Waiting for your reply
Yours sincerely
Kevin and Linda Morgan



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