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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)
  • "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: "susan martins" <susiandkids1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 13:07:25 +0000
Subject: PLS CONTACT MY LAWYER

MY DEAR PLS TRY TO UNDERSTAND MY SITUETION AND HLP ME, AS FOR THE UK
GOVERNMENT TAXES, HONESTLY I EXPECT YOU TO KNOW MORR ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY AS U
CAN SEE I HAVE NOT BEEN TO UR COUNTRY BUT PLS ANY THING IT COST U SO AS TO
RETREIVE THIS FUND I MEAN THE TWO TRUNK BOXES TO UR COUNTRY , I WILL GIVE
YOU PERCENTAGE ON ANY EXPENSESS YOU MAKE WHEN THE TWO TRUNK BOXES GET TO U
AND I AND MY FAMILY COM OVER TO UR COUNTRY , PLS AS U CAN SEE ONE PERSON
IDEAR WILL NOT BE ANOUHP IN THIS KIND OF TRANSACTION SO I ALSO NEED UR
ADVISE TOO ,

PLS DO NOT BE WORRIED, ALL I NEED IS THAT YOU JUST TRY AND SOLVE EVERYTHING
WITH THE LAWYER SO AS FOR THE FUND TO LEAVE HERE TO U PLS.

I AM A CHRISTAIN . A WELL DEDICATED WOMAN OF GOD.
PLS MY DEAR I WANT YOU TO SEND ME UR PHON NUMBER AND IF I MAY ASK WHAT DO U
DO
FOR LIVING , I MEAN UR OCUPATION AND UR AGE.

PLS TRY AND CONTACT MY LAWYER HE IS TELLING ME THAT IT SEEMS U ARE NOT
SERIOUSE AND THAT HE MAY STOP TRANSACTION BETWEEN U AND HIM, SO PLS TRY AND
CONTACT HIM BECAUSE HE IS IN BEST POSITION TO HELP US PROCESS THINGS FROM
THE SECURITY COMPANY TO DELIVER THE FUND TO U.

PLS U TRY AND DO THINGS WITH HIM AS U CAN SEE HE IS THE ONLY TRUSTED PERSON
AND U THAT I HAVE NOW IN LIFE. PLS TRY AND HLP ME OUT.

FROM
SUSAN MARTINGS

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