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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:
  • "a security company " (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. )
  • "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: kelly griffis <kellffis4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <kellffis1@volny.cz>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 12:07:33 +0000
Subject: From Kelly Griffis



Hello Dear,

It is my pleasure to contact you today after my prayers, for a business venture which I intend to establish in your country.Though I have not met with you before but I believe in God, My name is Kelly Griffis a citizen of Cote D'Ivoire.The only daughter of late Cisse Griffis a very wealthy cocoa merchant. My father was among the victims of the war that broke out in my country between the rebel group and the Army which resulted to many deaths. he died after five days in a private hospital.

I didn't know that my father was going to leave me after I had lost my mother, Before he passed away he told me about the safe deposit of a Box that contains (8.5 Million Dollars) Cash, he made with a security company for safe keeping in Saudi Arabia, which I have contacted the concerned company for verifications. And he registered the box as African artwork belonging to his business associate in abroad.

After the burial,My late father's family took possesion of all his properties in the sense that my father had no male child as some useless African tradition.Now i am left with nothing except the deposited money which they are not aware of. My late father's family went to an extreeme of attempting to kill me and that is why I fled to a neighbouring country where I am contacting you from right now.

I would like you to stand as my late father's business associate and travel to saudi arabia for the release of this trunk box I have decided to gratify you with 20% of the total sum as your compensation. Now what I need from you is your full contacts so that I can quickly forward it to the company, and introduce you to them as my late father's business associate

Thanks as i wait your response.

Yours Faithfully, Kelly Griffis.
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