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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: <g_serge0@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2008 03:14:13 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Greetings,

Greetings,

I am Mr. Serge George , the director in charge of auditing and accounting section of Versus Bank (Abidjan) Ivory Coast . I have a business transaction that will be benefit both of us. One of deceased person died including his family in a plane crash and his fund has been dormant in his account
with our Bank without any claim . The said amount was U.S $5.2M (Five million two hundred United States dollars). Since nobody is ready to come for the claim and my co-workers has forgot all about this fund, I took my time monitored every situation to know whether there will be a problem, but
non. So I packaged the money in a Metallic Trunk box and deposited in a security company company here and signed it as Family valuable. Now, I am seeking for your assistance to help me get this fund claim out from here to your country so that I will resign and come down to your country with my
family. Without foreign partner, the security company said that they cannot release the consignment to me, that is why I need a second party. We will share the fund 60/40, you will have 40% for your noble assistance immediately we get the consignment claimed. Please if you are interested to
assist me, kindly get back to me immediately you read this mail so that I will tell you what next to do.

Yours faithfully
Mr. Serge George



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