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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your country for safe keeping" (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)
  • "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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • marinatonitureh@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Marina Tureh" <marina.tureh114@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: marina_tureh@yahoo.fr
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:14:18 +0000
Subject: From Miss.Marina Tureh Seeking for your respond,

From Miss.Marina Tureh
Address: G76 Housing Estate,
Resident Adamu, Cocody
Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire West Africa.
Postal Box: 05 Bp02182 Abidjan
Email; marinatonitureh@yahoo.com


Good day my dearest one

With due respect and humanity, I was compelled to write to you under a
humanitarian ground, I know that this letter will come to you as a surprise,
with the full hope that you will bear with us to assist us in this mutual
transaction that will extend our both families.I got your contact from the
Cote d' Ivoire directory. I am miss Marina Tureh from Abidjan in Republique
of Cote d Ivoire. my late Parents Chief Dr and Lolo Tureh Ahmed , who was
into cocoa/Cotton export, died last year after a brief accident. before the
death of my father he deposited two big trunk boxes containing us$ 22.4
million with other family valuables with security company here in Cote
d'Ivoire registered it as art work belonging to his foreign partner who will
be coming for the release and export to abroad.

Please, I want you to focus your mind in this transaction for this is risk
free , legal an Genuine business. I and my junior brother ask for your
assistance and permission to submit your name as my late father's foreign
partner for release of this consignment and transfer/export to your country
for safe keeping and investment. I humbly ask for you to response to this
email immediately with your Tel/Fax numbers to enable me forward to you all
the neccessary documents concerning this deposit.

So as to conclude this transaction under 15 good working days. My Junior
brother and I have conclude to give you 10 % of the total money after the
release of this consignment for your noble assistance. and note that this is
the only hope of my brother and me therefore try to keep it confidential for
security of this money and our dear life.waiting for your urgent response.

Best regards.
Miss Marina Tureh

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