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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Lauren Selormey <likeness20@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 02:19:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: to you please, from Lauren Selormey,Accra Ghana


Hello to you please.

my name is lauren Selormey i am 18 years old boy, i am from Ghana by nationality, first i got your mail address from ghana chambers of commerce here in Accra with the help of my mom (Mrs.Helen Selormey) i and my mom (Mrs.Helen Selormey) want to ask for your favor,we just lost our beloved dad not long, and before his death he deposited two metalic trunk boxes contaning $12.6 ,miilion USdollars with a security company here in Accra Ghana,

my mom later showed that i am the next of kin to the trunks, though after the dearth of my dad, there is no way we could claim the trunks due to the fact that we need a foreign beneficiary, all necessary documents are with us here. my family is contacting you to help us clear the trunks from Ghana to your country for investment and we will offer you 25% for your help. please get back to us with your full information so we can take your contact to the security company here in Accra and i will first scan to you the legal documents for you to consider before we will proceed,

regards.
Lauren Selormey



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