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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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.
  
• 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.
  • dr_garu@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: garu_musa@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 19:16:46 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONTACT=20ME=20BACK=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2E=2EFRIEND?=

FROM DR GARUBA MUSA.
MANAGER OF OPERATION WITH
DEVELOPMENT SECURITY COMPANY.
PHONE NUMBER.+00228 993 1671.
EMAIL:dr_garu@safe-mail.net


Dear Friend,

I AM DR GARUBA MUSA MANAGER OF OPERATION WITH DEVELOPMENT SECURITY COMPANY
LOME-TOGO.I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE IN LOME-TOGO
WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A FORIEGN PARTNER WHOM I CAN TRUST AND DO BUSINESS
WITH.

ON THE 27TH OF DECEMBER 2003 THERE WAS AN AIRCRASH THAT HAPPENED IN RWANDA
AREA OF ANGOLA MR MARTINS GUEI WHO IS OUR CUSTOMER ANGOLIAN CITIZEN AND
AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSMAN WHO DIED WITH HIS NEXT OF
KIN IN THE PAINFUL INCIDENT AIRCRASH AND BEFORE THE AIRCRASH MR
MARTINS GUEI DEPOSITED US$22.5M (TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS)WITH US AND WELL PACKAGED IN TWO
TRUNK BOXES AS PRECIOUS METALS.

NOW DUE TO MY POSITION IN THE COMPANY HE CONFINDED IN ME BY TELLING ME THAT
HE WANTS TO USE THAT MONEY FOR HIS PERSONAL POLITICAL AMBITION SO HE BROUGHT
IT TO LOME-TOGO FOR SECURITY PURPOSE. I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNOW ABOUT
THIS IN OUR COMPANY.SINCE HE DIED WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN NOBODY HAS COME FOR
THE CLAIM OF THESE BOXES CONTAINING TWENTY TWO MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($22.5 MILLION U.S DOLLARS)BUT WAS REGISTERED AS PRECIOUS
METAL.

HENCE,I SOLICIATE FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PURPORTING YOU OR COMPANY AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR A
HITCH AND RISK FREE TRANSACTION.

IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRANSACTING THIS DEAL WITH ME INDICATE YOUR FULL
INTEREST TO ENABLE ME GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS,BASED ON THE MODALITIES YOU
WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM INVOLVED,5% FOR ANY EXPENSES THAT
WILL BE INCURED DURING THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION LIKE MAIL,PHONE AND
FAX BILLS ETC WHILE 65% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY PARTNER,WHY CONTACTING YOU
IS BECAUSE I CAN NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS MYSELF AS A STAFF OF
THE COMPANY.

ONES YOU CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS I AM GOING TO DIRECT/PURPORT YOU AS THE
NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED SUCCESSFULLY AND ALSO GIVE YOU ALL NECESSARY
INFORMATIONS NEEDED REGARDS IN THIS TRANSACTION.

NOTE:THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUATE SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.

THANK YOU AND REMAIN BLESSED.

YOURS SINCERELY,
DR GARUBA MUSA.
EMAIL:dr_garu@safe-mail.net

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam