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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" (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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22566270758 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • psecurite@africamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <lilian_h03@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 16:57:00 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Contact the security company

Dear Altmann,

Thanks for your mail. I have explained every thing to you in details and transparently too. I pray that God will give us the grace to conclude this transaction together and soonest.

As I explained to you earlier, the fund in question is presently in a trunk box which my late father declared as family valuables during deposition. That was when the rebels were attacking many banks here.

Since it will not be convenient for you to come here now, below is the contacts of the security company:

PREMIUM SECURITE SERVICES.
Boulevard de Marseille Cocody,
Deux-plateux, Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire.
Tel: +225 6627 0758
Fax: +225 2128 7887
Email: psecurite@africamail.com
Contact person: Mr Mathias Obodo ( English relation officer )

Deposit information:
Depositor : Henry Nnamba
Next of kin : Lilian Henry
Reference code: PS/ABJ/158/05

Feel free to contact them for I have already introduced your name as my family friend who will help me for the retrieval of the box which is deposited under their custody. Kindly request from them the alternative options and procedures for the retrieval of the box since you cannot come here.

NOTE: Please do not reveal the real content of the box to the company because it was declared as family valuables during deposition for security reasons.

Let me know the outcome of your communications with the company.
Once again, I thank you very much for the continued assurance.

Lilian

N/B: Please try your best to maintain the confidentiality of this transaction for my security here and also for the general interest of the transaction.



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