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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • william_micheal2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: williams micheal <williams7774micheal@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: william_micheal2007@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:56:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE I NEEDED YOU HELP.


I am, William from Sierra Leone . The Only child of late

Mr Micheal. Who passed away some years ago

Before the death of my father he gave me the covering documents of the fund deposited in a security company, as I am his only daughter and he so much loved me that was why he made me the beneficiary of the trunk boxes containing the $17.000.000,.million dollars. When my late father was his alive he told me that I have to look for a foreign investment partner that wills help me to receive the box from the security company.

I came to Cote d ‘Ivories were my late father told me that he deposited the box, to look for the security company here in Abidjan West African.

After some days I found the company, the director of the security company told me that the box is here with them, but the problem that I am having now is because of the war that is going on in this country, two the director make me to understand that my late father made with the security company in the documents that I should look for foreign investment, so now am looking for a foreign investment partner before the box should be released to me.

Right now I wish to transfer this fund to your Account so that you will assist me to invest the money into any viable sector in your country; also you will help me to join you in your country for me to start up a new life with you there immediately the fund gets to you.
please contact me on this Private email address william_micheal2007@yahoo.com
1. To start a better life again and as well further my education.
3. Meanwhile 15% of the total funds will be for you, for your Assistance.

I will wait to hear from you to tell you more on what to do,
please include your telephone and fax number on your reply.

Best Regards,
Mr William Micheal.


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