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

Fraud email example:

From:
Reply-To: <mailswift1@ozu.es>
Date:
Subject: ABANDONED FUND IS ON TRANSIT. REPLY

Hello,



An unclaimed shipment from iship forwarder was brought to our facility two days ago, when scanned today; it revealed an undisclosed sum of money in a Metal Trunk Box weighing approximately 150kg. The consignment and some Master Cards were abandoned because, the Content was not properly declared by the consignee as money rather, personal effect to avoid diversion by the iship delivery Agent.



You can track it with this Website:

www.iship.com

Tracking Number: EC932373096US



The details tagged on the consignment Metal Trunk box, shows that it belongs to Mr. Andrew Mullins, who was feared dead on board an airline crash. Immediate you reply the Declaration form will be sent to you, to fill and return back so that we in the customs-releasing department will legally make you the next-of-kin to the consignee and release the shipment to your address as the inheritor of this consignment but you must agree to our terms of compensation when you finally receives the box.



You can send me email or fax on 1-213-403-5278

Provide your email address, Phone Number and other details. All communication must be held extremely confidential.



Once we are through it is recommend that you deploy the services of either Brinks, Securicore, Group-4, Transguard, licensed courier diplomat etc who are specialists in this field and very much geared to providing the security it needs to your doorstep.


William Jones.

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