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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:
  • "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)
  • "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 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)
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • esther_beloved@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: esther taylor <presidentdaughter_taylor@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:27:58 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I need your urgent Response


From: Esther Taylor.
Accra Ghana, West Africa.

Dear One,
Please l want you to go through this mail very well and tell me if you can help me and my brother without hurting me in anyway. I am contacting you based on trust and l believes you will treat this offer with keen interest and utmost sincerity. My name is Esther Taylor. the daughter of late Mr. and Mrs. John Kone Ramis from Cote d ‘ Ivoire based in Lebanon with my late parents that died Following the recent crises between the Israeli forces and the Hezbollah’s militant group in Lebanon. During one of the Israelis air strike in Lebanon, that killed 150 people and over 300 injured of which my late parents are among the died victims.
I got your contact from Ghana Chambers of Commerce here in my country I prayed over it and selected your name among other names due to its esteeming nature and the recommendations given to me as a reputable and trust worthy person that I can assist me invest my fortune left by my late father , I must not hesitate to confide in you for this great and sincere assistance.

My late father runs a exchange forex bureau in Beirut. Before his untimely death, he made a deposit of (UD$20 Million United States Dollars) in a 5 trunk boxes with a FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY in GHANA for safe keep on behalf of his foreign business partner and reached an agreement with the security company that his foreign partner will be the next of kin to the property and he declared to the security company that the content of the deposited trunk boxes contains Africa Art Works and Family Valuebles, the reason for registring the contents is to avoid anybody not to know whats really inside the consignments but he took a photo of the boxes of money before the deposition to show to his partner that its money not Africa Art Works and I want you to keep it confidencial.

The reason why l am seeking for your assistance is that I want you to claim this trunk boxes containing this money from SECURITY COMPANY as my late father foreign partner and carry them to your country or any safer place for onward investments, so that I and my younger brother can continue our studies while you take care of the investments for us. we have made up our mind to give you 25% of the total fund for your reward and participation, I will give you more details in my next mail as you write back. I await your response. Please if you are willing to assist us ,

Thanks and God Bless you.
yours sincerely.
Esther Taylor.
alternative mail: esther_beloved@yahoo.com




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