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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:
  • "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 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)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson albert" <johalbettke@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: johkevalbert@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:17:08 -0700
Subject: URGENT CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE FROM JOHNSON ALBERT


My name is Johnson Albert Carlos, an Executive Director Trident Oil Inc. a
Multi-National oil corporation operating from Niger Delta. I am seeking your
assistance to retreive the sum of Thirty Million Dollars
consisting of two Truck boxes.

This money was acquired from the company and it was accompanied by a
diplomat. My reason for this is because I want to be out of this enviroment
due to non secure of life, Foreigner are been kidnap everyday from this
region due to the enviromental problem between the citizen and the
government.Please help me because i want to leave this company and this is
my only hope.

Each of the boxes contains $15M and for your help I am ready to release
45% to you, for security reasons the Trunk boxes was registered to be
CONFIDENTIAL DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS which I will explain to you why. Bear
in mind that the diplomat is not aware of the content of the
Boxes, it has been there for the past 1 month where I'm looking for a
reliable partner.

I will be leaving the country immediately the Trunk boxes is delivered
to you for my private investment which you will be my partner and I have
vowed never to step back
into Niger Delta . Please, I need your urgent response before my plans
to leave the company is discovered.

Right now the safest form of correspondence is through my own e-mail
address and also i can communicate with you as soon as your number is given.

Please in the interest of confidentiality only reply through my
direct email address.
Reply along with your personal information.

Telephone Number:
Valid Contact address:

where I can reach you. Please if you are not willing and interested in
helping me
kindly delete this email from your computer and pretend you never got it.

Best regards,
Johnson Albert Carlos

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