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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)
  • "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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • princess_lofty@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: princess_lofty@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 02:50:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM PRINCESS LOFTY TAYLOR


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: princess_lofty@yahoo.com



- DEAR, I WILL WANT TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU FULLY, MY FULL NAMES ARE PRINCESS LOFTY TAYLOR I AM 24 YEARS OLD, I WANT YOU TO HELP ME RECEIVE MY TWO TRUNK BOXES WITH A DIPLOMAT A BRITISH CITIZEN WHO JUST ARRIVED IN JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEW YORK AND THE TWO TRUNK BOXES WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVER TO ONE MR. BEVERLY GRAHAM MILLS AS MY CHOSEN FOREIGN BENEFICIARY BUT HE DIED IN PARIS FRANCE IN A GHASTLY CAR ACCIDENT, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS COVERING MY TWO TRUNK BOXES HAVE BEEN DONE BY THE LATE BEVERLY GRAHAM MILLS, I HAVE ATTACHED ALL AVAILABLE DOCUMENTS BACKING MY BOXES IN MY MAIL, I AM READY TO GIVE TO YOU 20% OF MY TOTAL MONEY IF YOU HELP ME RECEIVE MY BOXES, I WILL ALSO WANT YOU TO CONTACT THE DIPLOMAT WHICH CONTACTS I WILL GIVE TO YOU AFTER YOU HAVE ACCEPTED TO HELP ME RECEIVE MY BOXES AFTER READING MY MAIL BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN IN JFK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT NEW YORK FOR TWO DAYS AND HE WANTS ME TO LOOK FOR ANOTHER NEW TRUSTED FOREIGN BENEF!
ICIARY THAT HE CAN DELIVER MY BOXES TO HIM . MY TWO TRUNK BOXES HAVE A COMBINATION LOCK , BUT I WILL NOT WANT YOU TO DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF MY BOXES TO THE DIPLOMAT BECAUSE MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED THE BOXES WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY AS FAMILY BELONGING THAT WE HAVE IN THE BOXES. MY TWO BOXES ACTUALLY CONTAINS $1.910 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS EACH MAKING A TOTAL OF $3.820 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS., YOU CAN CALL ME OR WRITE TO ASK IF THERE IS ANYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW. Here is the code numbers and alphabets of the boxes. 1.Box number one code number..........FC8629FA. 2.Box number two code number...........FC8628FB. I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR CALL OR REPLY EMAIL TO ME AFTER GOING THROUGH MY MAIL THOROUGHLY. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN, KIND REGARDS,PRINCESS LOFTY TAYLOR

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