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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("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.
  
• 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.
  • villaran_nenita08@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "NENITA_VILLARAN@terra.es" <NENITA_VILLARAN@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 12:23:58 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: From Madam Nenita Villaran.



>From Madam Nenita Villaran.

Email:villaran_nenita08@yahoo.fr


Dear Friend,

permit me to introduce this unique this reciprocable assistance from you.Though unsolicited for,but promising and risk free.I am Mrs Nenita Villaran-a citizen of philippine, widow , and legitimate heir to the late former Minister of finance who was assassinated for been working with the ex-president Joseph .E in philippine.I inherited the SUM OF TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS($20,000,000,00)from my late husband.And this said money has been deposited in a security diplomatic courier company.



But the presure and family unrest because of this money from my late husband's family member and political successors suspect I have an idea where this money be safely kept,has compelled me to have this money deposited in remote state of Coted'Ivoire where they would less think of this money will be.The security company's director ask me the duration of the storage,but i let him understand that my bussiness partner would come for it and this was book as terms of deposit.This idea was to check relinguish of the box to unauthorise person until the whole threat of killing me subsides.

My purpose of asking for your assistance boil down to the fact that I did not want my family name to be involve and the terms of deposit of the box authorized the company to made this box avaliable for shipment consignee/receiver appointed by the depositor:Madam Nenita Villaran's foreign bussiness partner (unname) .

I want you to contact the the security company as the my bussiness partner,after receiving the authorized deposit reference codes,and basic facts regarding this as prove from me to enable the company release and carry the consigment(boxof money) to your any desqignated venue /address with their inter-diplomatic mission/courier sevice on request as matter of urgency.Because I have recently payde all demurrage ,storage charges and shipment fess all you need do is call the security and introduce your self as my bussiness partner ,requesting the shipment of the said box.

And as soon as Diplomatic courier agent approved the shipment and tell you the arrival date of the box then i will join you for your compensation of 15% and my proposed investment in your country.the Do not doubt my intention as i assure you this will benefit both of us without much input from you,provided you can be capable of running the joint venture investment.

Thank and hoping to hearing from you soonest

Best wishes

Madam Nenita Villaran.





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