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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 boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: xx xxy <xx_xxy3@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 12:07:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM : MARIE NOELLE


LETTER OF ASSISTANCE
ATTN : PRESIDENT / CEO
FROM : MARIE NOELLE
SIR,
I AM MARIE NOELLE A IVOIRIAN THE DAUGHTER OF LATE DR.
GEH NOELLE, FORMER CHAIRMAN OF GOLD &
DIAMOND COOPERATION COTE D IVOIRE ABIDJAN.
AFTER THE ASSASSINATION OF MY FATHER, THE WEST AFRICAN
PEACE KEEPING FORCES (ECOMOG SOLDIERS) WERE IN CONTROL
OF MY VILLAGE MENDE.
WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR SOME INFORMATION IN OUR
FAMILY VILLA, I FOUND THE KEY TO MY LATE FATHERS UNDER
GROUND SECURITY VAULT ROOM WHERE I DISCOVERED TWO
METALLIC TRUNK BOXES CONTAINING TWENTY EIGHT MILLION
U.S. DOLLARS (US$28,000.000.00) WITH 250 KILOS
ALLUVIAL GOLD DUST OF 550 KARAT AND 92 % PURITY.
IT WILL INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY
LIFTED THESE TRUNK BOXES TO A NEAR BY COUNTRY GHANA
AND HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN
GHANA UNDER THE COVERAGE OF FAMILY TREASURES.
YOUR ABLE ASSISTANCE IS BEING SOUGHT TO LIFT THIS
MONEY TO YOUR COUNTRY I HAVE SUGGESTED THAT THIRTY
PERCENT (20%) OF THE TOTAL MONEY BE GIVEN TO YOU FOR
YOUR ASSISTANCE, IN PROVIDEING A VIABLE BANK ACCOUNT
OVERSEAS WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO FOR
ONWARD INVESTMENT OVERSEAS. THIS IS PERTINENT, SINCE I
AM REFUGEE, IT WILL NOT BE ADVISABLE FOR ME TO OPERATE
SUCH HUGE IN MY ACCOUNT.
BECAUSE OF THE CONFIDENTIAL NATURE OF THE BUSINESS,
YOU ARE ADVISED TO HANDLE THE ISSUE WITH UTMOST
SECRECY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MARIE NOELLE



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