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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:

• This email message is a orphan 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.
  • universal_trust_uts@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: maria nita <maria_nita4@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:04:43 +0100 (BST)
Subject: In Good Faith


Dear Beloved VICTIM-FULLNAME

Compliments of the day.And thank you for your mail ,I do receive your fulfilment,excitement and encouragement advice once again and the content well understood.How are you,your work and your health which i think is the first thing i should ask.

Dear Belove VICTIM-FULLNAME,word can not describe how excited and happy i am and to let you know that this is for real and i really thank you for your effort and your moral support. i don't know anything about business nor investment and that is the reason why i choose you because you are mature,educated and oriented in any investment field.

Dear Belove VICTIM-FULLNAME,due to your WILLINGNESS,ASSURANCE and SUPPORT i have in you as for you to know that i am for real , i have decided to forward you the contact of the security company to contact them and ask for their procedure so that the box(Money)could be claim from their custody.

This is the contact of the security company:

UNIVERSAL TRUST SECURITIES INC.
Email : universal_trust_uts@yahoo.com
Tel : 0022507113631
Fax : 0022521264982
Director : Dr.Alexander Thomas

On the receipt of this mail, i want you to contact the director and discuss with him and moreso you may instruct them to cargo the consignment/box down to your country through diplomatic express courier services as they are in collaboration with diplomat.

Dear Belove VICTIM-FULLNAME, the consignment with SECURITY CODE : MAM/ST/B8/CCP/00111 and CERTIFICATE CODE : 244/CCP/212/4401 and registered the consignment as family valuable.

Please do not ever disclose the true contents of the box is money as i had already informed you that it was deposited by my late father as family valuables and treasures.

Please get back to me so that i know the next step to follow in order to achieve the success of this transaction in the shortest time possible as the political situation here in Ivory coast is getting out of hand of which many people are running away from the country for the dear lifes.

Anticipating hearing from you and remain blessed.
Yours sincarely
Miss Maria Nita.


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