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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)
• 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.
  • mnenitav52@yahoo.com.ph

Fraud email example:

From: "Madam nenita Villaran" <mnenitav52@marsool.com>
Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2006 12:23:58 +0300
Subject: From:Madam Nenita Villaran


From:Madam Nenita Villaran
Email; mnenitav52@yahoo.com.ph

Dear

I am Madam Nenita Villaran-a citizen of philippine, widow, and legitimate heir
to the late former Minister of finance who was assassinated for been working
with the ex-president Joseph .E in philippine.

I inherited a total sum of $12 million dollars from my late husband, The presure
from my decease husband's family for this money has compelled me to leave Manila
and have the money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with
a security and finance company Cote d' ivoire under a secret arrangement as a
family treasure.

This means that the security company does not know the content of this box that
was shipped from the Philippine to Cote d' ivoire under a diplomatic coverage.
My purpose of asking for your assistance boil down to the fact that I don't want
my late husband's family to be aware or name involve, and the deposit statement
of the box authorized the company to make this box avaliable for shipment on
request only to my foreign bussiness representative, though unname.
Hence I want you to contact the the security company as my bussiness partner /
associate, after receiving the prove from me to enable the company release the
consigment to you diplomatically, while I join you on the arrival of the box.

I have recently paid all demurrage ,storage charges and the shipment fee, all
you need do is to help me contact the security company and introduce yourself as
my bussiness partner / associate ,requesting the shipment of the box to your
address which you will
provide.

And as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and tell you the
arrival date of the box then I will join you to give you 15% of the money
instantly before I go on with the proposed investment in your domain provided is
secured and investment friendly.
Please if you are interested and willing to represent me as my bussiness partner
/ associate kindly write me as soon as possible. Please reply me through my
private Email; mnenitav52@yahoo.com.ph

I awaits your urgent response
Best wishes
Madam Nenita Villaran

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