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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)
• 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.
  • mathewsoriba08k@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mathe soriba" <mathewsoriba008k@gmail.com>
Reply-To: mathewsoriba08k@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2008 04:46:02 -0700
Subject: Urgent Assistance & Confidential.


(COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON)

I CAN'T IMAGINE HOW YOU WILL FEEL RECEIVING A SUDDEN BUSINESS LETTER FROM A
REMOTE COUNTRY IN FAR AWAY GHANA WEST AFRICA AND PROBABLY FROM SOME ONE YOU
HAVE NOT CLOSELY RELATED WITH. BUT ALL THE SAME, I BELIEVE WE DO NOT NEED TO
BE OF BLOOD RELATIVES BEFORE WE CAN ESTABLISH CORDIAL/BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.
HAVING SAID THIS, I THINK IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AT THIS JUNCTURE TO INTRODUCE
MYSELF TO YOU.

I AM.MATHEW SORIBA THE SON OF LATE CHIEF DR. SULEIMAN SORIBA MY MOTHER IS
MRS SANDRA SORIBA FROM SUDAN, MY LATE FATHER WAS A DIAMOND AND GOLD MERCHANT
IN OUR COUNTRY SUDAN. BEFORE HIS DEATH HE DISCLOSE A FUNDS worth $20.000.000
IN A TRUNK SEAL BOX THAT HE DEPOSIT WITH A SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY IN
GHANA WEST AFRICAN CONTINENT WHICH HE WANT TO USE OVER THERE FOR INVESTMENT
PURPOSE, THE TRUNK BOX IS PRESENTLY IN GHANA. BEFORE MY LATE FATHER GIVE UP
HE TOLD ME TOLD ME THAT I AM THE NEXT OF KIN, HE ALSO TOLD ME TO LOOK FOR A
TRUSTWORTHY BENEFICIARY WHO WILL ASSIST ME INVEST THE FUNDS IN A LUCRATIVE
BUSINESS HENCE MY PROPOSAL TO YOU. UPON YOUR RESPONSE I SHALL FURNISH YOU
WITH MORE DETAILS.

THANKS AS I WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY.
KINDLY GET BACK TO ME ON PRIVATE E-MAIL mathewsoriba08k@yahoo.co.uk

BEST REGARD,
MATHEW AND SANDRA ASORIBA

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam