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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 box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: mayte guei <mrsmayte_guei6@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:23:27 +0100 (BST)
Subject: WIDOW NEED'S YOUR HELP


My Dear,

I know this message must have come to you as a
surprise package.In brief, my name is Mrs .MAYTE GUEI the wife of the former president of Coted’Ivore Robert Guei. However,after the death of my late husband with my second son, I managed to move out with the proof of deposit certificate where my late husband deposited the total sum with finance company here in Lome-Togo and now the combined military force team from the West African sub-region has taken part of Coted’Ivore that's why I decieded to ran into this country to save my life with my last born (Victor) who is now 13 years old as nobody knows the plans of the ivorean militries right now.

We are not comfortable Imagine us under going all this stress because of power, Please I call for your immediate assistant I am a widow even (CNN )cover the news about the death of my late husband Late Gen: Robert Guei. Pls you can view the website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm Before we left to this country my husband been the bread winner of the family he for seen what will happen withtime, he now used his power while on Government to moved some trunk box contained $11,000.000.00 millionU.S.D. cash deposited it with a finance security company in Lome Togo as a famaily valueiable Items for security reasons. But I have apply to move the trunk box to Europe for safety keeping because of some political crisis going on here between the new Government and opposition based on that am not sure of this country that is my most reasons to apply to move the trunk box to Europe which I have suceeded.

Now we need your assistance to go to Europe and claim the fund on my behalf. When the funds are properly secured, we will joint invest yielding stock and business on your advice.

Your compensation for your immediate assistance is 10% of the cash, 5% for expenses, 85% for my family your urgent reply indicating your interest will help me in no small measure to stop
further contact, all other details will be made know to you and more importantly you have to treat this transaction as very confidential as the hope of my entire families survivals is placed on this Trunk boxe.

Thanks for your good understanding.
We wait for your immediate correspondence please attach your private Telephone and Fax numbers.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Mayte Guei

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