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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 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Victoria Albert <victoria_bert8@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: guzifamilya@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 21:25:30 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: PLEASE HELP THE ORPHAN CHILDREN


Dear respectful One.

My name is Victoria Albert 20 years of old and my Junior Brother John Albert Junior 18 years of old, We are the only Survival of our late parent's Mr. and Mrs. Guzi Pisani Albert of Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire, Since the death of our Parent's Life has become very dificult to us, Meanwhile before the death of our beloved Father, He made us to understand that he packeged ( Nine Million United State Dollars) in a metalic trunk box and deposited it in one prime Security Company here in Abidjan, the Capital City of our Country Cote D'Ivoire, He also made us to understand that the Security Company did not know that money was inside that Trunk Box because it was deposited as Family Valuables for security reasons.

Then since after the death of our Father, We have been facing alot of humiliation from his Brother's only because we did not tell them anything about our Father's wealth, Which they have also plan to take over from us only because we are still small Children, But glory be to God that we did not tell them anything about the money which our Father deposited in the Security Company, Dear Beloved We are contacting you so that you can help us retreived out that money from the Security Company and also deliver it direct to you in your Country, and immediately you received it, Then you will now make an arrangement for us on how we can come over to your Country in other to continue our Education and also to go into Business relationship with you.

Please dear, If you find this message offensive ignor it and accept our apology, But if you wish to help us out, Then respond back to us so that we will give you all the remaining details, Thanks for accepting to help us and may God bless you, Meanwhile will be looking forward to hear from you after reading this message, Remain bless for your understanding to our present situetion.

Thanks,

Victoria and John albert.


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