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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "demurrage " (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. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "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: villara nenita <v_nenita100@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 02:49:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Please Can I trusth You?.


Attn:Dearest one,
 
My name is Madam Nenita Villaran, A complete citizen of Philippines, widow to the late former minister of finance in Philippine who was a victim of the terrorist attack against the country by the Abu sayyaf movement in the southern luxury beach region on the 11th April 2002 that rendered many people of different nationals dead. I inherited a total sum of 8.2 million dollars from my late husband,This money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company AFRICA, COTE D IVORE 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 AFRICA  under a diplomatic coverage.
 
My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to give this priority of shipping this box of money to any address that you think is very secure and safe in your country with your percentage of which we shall discuss on soon. There is need for urgent action because the consignment is accruing charges per day as demurrage to the security company for safekeeping couple with the resent attempt of coup plot last july that has distracted attention of the government and the security delegates on me.   My late husband made me as the next of kin,but because of my present health condition,i can not be able to run around to make the claim,I decided to contact you as a forign partner to assist and make the claim and help me to relocate to your country,i am hoping to hear postively from you.
 
I will forward to you the full contact address of the  security company contact in AFRICA Cote D Ivoire  in my next response. I give thanks immensely for the co-operation as I look forward to your urgent response.
 
Best Regard ,
Madam Nenita Villaran.

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