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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Naucera Tabita <ntabita16@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <naucera1@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 12:30:05 +0000
Subject: Hi my dearest one,




Hi my dearest one,


I greet you and which i believe you will be of greatassistants to me that will make the beginning of never-endingfamily relationship. I hope that this proposal will not beaninconvenience or embarrassment to you.I must not hesitate to confidein you this simple and sincere business. My name is MISS Naucera Tabita,I am 20years only doughter of late Mr and Tabita Aruna, from Mann District of Yamoussoukroi Province in Republic of Coted'Ivoire. My father before his death was a prosperous Cocoa and Goldmerchant in San-pedro,Republic of Cote d'Ivoire before his untimely death,

and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on 17th fed 2006 he told methat he has the sum of USD$2 millions united state dollars,deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, that he wanted to use this fund to invest his cocoa business in Europe. After theburial of my late father , i came down to Abidjan and went to thesecurity company where the box which contain the fund $2 millions united state dollars, wasdeposited with all the documents regarding to the deposit of the trunkbox which contain the fund that was given to me by my late father when he was alive. But because of the unstable political problems here ;and i instructed the security company to move out the consignment (box)out of Cote d'ivoire due to the political crisis but the director saidthat i should seek for a foreign partner so that they will change
my late father's name to the foreign partner's name so they will deliverthe consignment (box) to the house of my foreign partner, as soon as you confirm your interest , i will submit your name and your contact asour foreign partner so the company will open up a communication with youon how to ship the box to you but you should not allow the securitycompany to notice that it was money inside the box for securityreasons,our father registered the contents of the box as familyvaluables.
I am just 20 years old and a universityundergraduate and really don't know what to do.Now I want you to help me claim this box and secured the fund for a good investment in yourcountry because i have suffered a lot of set-backs as a result ofincessant political crisis here in Ivory coast.The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. i am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards.Your suggestions and ideas will behighly regarded. Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as posible. Thank you so much and God blessyou.

Sincerely yours

Mis Naucera
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