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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (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)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • vnenita52@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: vnenita vnenita <vnenita52@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:51:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Mrs. Villaran Nenita


Dear Friend,

please repiy me with this private e mail box vnenita52@yahoo.fr

I am Mrs Villaran Nenita-a citizen of
philippine,widow and legitimate
heir to the late former Minister of finance who was
assassinated for
been working with the ex-president Joseph Estrada
in philippine.

I inherited a total sum of 19.3 million dollars from
my late husband,
The presure from my decease husband's family for
this money has
compelled me to leave Manila and have the money
which is concealed in a
metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and
finance company Cote d'
ivoire under a secret arrangement as a family
treasure.

This means that the security company does not know
the content of this
box that was shipped from the Philippine to Cote d'
ivoire under a
diplomatic coverage.

My purpose of asking for your assistance boil down
to the fact that I
don't want my late husband's family to be aware or
name involve. and the
deposit statement of the box authorized the company
to make this box
avaliable for shipment on request only to my foreign
bussiness
representative, though unname.

Hence I want you to contact the the security company
as my bussiness
partner, after receiving the prove from me to enable
the company release
the consigment to you diplomatically, while I join
you on the arrival
of the box.

I have paid all demurrage ,storage charges and the
shipment fee, all
you need do is to help me contact the security
company and introduce
yourself as my bussiness partner, requesting the
shipment of the box.

And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved
the shipment and tell
you the arrival date of the box then I will join you
to give you 20% of
the money instantly before I go on with the proposed
investment in your domain provided is secured and investment friendly.

Please if you are interested and willing to
represent me as my
bussiness partner kindly write me as soon as
possible.

I awaits your urgent response.

Best wishes,
Mrs. Villaran Nenita

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