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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)
  • "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)
  • "million us 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: MARY NOEL KEWRELL <marrynoel100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <marrynoel100@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 12:34:18 +0000
Subject: ATTN.........................




I am miss Mary Noel Kewrell 23(years) of age and am a citizen of Sudan in Africa and right now am in a Refugee Camp in a country called Ghana, due to the war in my country which took the lifes of my both parents. my late Father who was the former Minister for Food and Agriculture was killed by the political rabels along side with my Mother and now am the only survival of my family. My late Father Dr.John Kewrell until his death was the former Minister for Food and Agriculture in my country and he deposited $20million US Dollars and 40kg of Gold in two TRUNK BOXES in a Security company here in Ghana and these funds were deposited in the security company as precious items for family foriegn investment, Now the security company wants me to present my nominated foriegn beneficiary so that my inheritance will be delivered to you in your country.immediately. Please i want you to be my nominated foriegn beneficiary to help me in the receive of my inheritance and invest it in a profitable business there in your country so that i can come over to start a new life in your country, am realy suffering here and i can not leave just with out these funds delivered because these is my only hope in life, All the lagal documents as to the deposit of this inheritance in the security company are now in my custody, please i need your help as this is urgent and very confidential. Awaits your urgent respond so that we can proceed to the claims. Yours faithfully, Mary Noel Kewrell.
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