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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 united states 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Madam Elisabeth Commelin <madamelis_com105@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <madamelis_com@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 24 Nov 2007 12:23:34 +0000
Subject: I need your attention please.



From Madam Elisabeth B. Commelin & Son.Asylum Camp Abidjan.Address 102 rue Treichville.West Africa.
Dear, My Name is Madam Elisabeth B. Commelin. I got your contact address on my desperate search for a reliable person/company for partnership investments, I also believed that you will not betray the trust and confidence I am about to establish with you, I have decided to contact you with greatest delight and personal respect. My Name is Madam Elisabeth B. Commelin. the husband of late Dr, Jeff A. Commelin, Former Director of Sierra-Leone COCOA COMPANY, My late husband also deal with jewelring exposition and importer in all west africa. My late husband have an accident with his car, and was rush to a private hospital, When i got this information from the hospital doctor that my late husband need me urgently and things is not Ok with him, I then rush to the hospital, Unfortunately he die in the hospital, My late husband inform me that, He deposited a trunk box with one security company in Cote d’Ivoire under a secret arrangement as a Family Valuable. My late husband said that the trunk box content cash money what of ($15.million USD dollars/Fifteen million United States dollars). He said that the security company did not know the content as money. He warned me not to let the security company knows the content of the trunk box as cash money, the agreement with the company was, the box will be available for shipment to his or her foreign partner investment,
After discovering the documents were he kept it in the room, I waited after the burial, And i have to treavl with my only Son to Cote D'Ivoire and able to located the company with they contacts
address, After presenting those documents Deposit and Agreement to confirm the deposit of the trunk box, As faith may have it every thing was very intact and available to ship to the foreign
partner investment, though unnamed,

Why i contacts you is Due to the political crises off and on here I though it wise that this country is no longer safe for me and my Son, Bases on this I decided to contact you for this
assistance. Now that the company have verified this deposit and confirmed, I need your assistance to help me move this trunk box content cash money out for investment in your country, There is a big political problem here in Cote D'Ivoire now, people are moving their inheritance out of the country and I want this money to be move out of this country too, Please if it touch you to help us, I will like to have your contacts informations as follow bellow :

YOURS FRIST NAME :YOURS SECOUND NAME :YOURS HOUSE ADDRESS :YOURS TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS :AND A COPY OF YOUR ID :
With the requested informations above it will enable me to establish a stronger business relationship with you, Also I will give you the contacts address of the security company were the box is deposited as Family Valuable, After the susscefull shippment to your contacts address, We will come over to join you for the investment, why my Son will go back to school and I will join you for any business good in your country, For your assistance in this transaction, I have decided to offer you 15% as compasation and 5% for any expenses you might incure in the assistance if any. Please i will like you to consider in your mind how faithful you will be to us over this transaction, Because this is the only things i inherit from my late Husband in other to live. Please this is an urgent letter, May the almighty God bless you, as you will come in to rescue us. Waiting for your urgent response.Best Regards.Madam Elisabeth B. Commelin & Son.
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