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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • jamesmarkgi@movemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: James
Reply-To: jamesmarkgi@movemail.com
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 10:37:36 +0400
Subject: Reply Me urgently my dearest!!!


My Dearest One,

I'm sending you special greeting which I hope you will accept with
warm heart and I know this mail may get to you as a surprise since we
have no previous correspondence,

I decided to write you after going through your profile and my mind
accepted what I read about you thus,if you don't mind I will like to
know you better.My name is James Mark Gijado from Ivory Coast.

I tragically lost my father a couple of month ago in the wakes of the
Ivory Coast political upsurge.My father was a serving director of the
Cocoa exporting board until his death.

He was assassinated last January by the rebels on his way from
office.I have lost my mother two years before the tragic death of my
father and being the only son I am virtually alone which has made me
very vulnerable to danger.

A week before his untimely death, not knowing that he is going to
died,he had summon me to his office and made a revelation to me
concerning the deposit he had made with one security company in Asia,

he then gave to me the documents he used to deposit the consignment
with the security company.The fund exactly $10.3 million US dollar
has been carefully concealed in a trunk box and registered as family
valuables and treasure by my father so that nobody may know the real
content of the box.

All the documents with which the money was deposited are with me,but
the situation of things and the present political impasse is the
reason why I have decided to scout for a neutral person in
recuperating the consignment from the security company.

Therefore I want you to assist me and help contact the security
company where the money was deposited. I want you to do me a favour
to receive this box safe in your country or any safer place as the
beneficiary.

My future plans is to leave this country where I am every day in
danger from my father's enemies and with your assistance I can
successfully recuperate this money and join you in your country where
I can be with your advice plan on a worthwhile And
lucrativeinvestment for my future well being.

However,permit me to ask the following question:

Can you handle this project?

Can I completely count on you?

Can you take me as one of your own?

What shall be your commission for assisting me?

Awaiting your urgent reply .And please for security purpose you can
direct your subsequent mail to my private mail address as given
below. ( jamesmarkgi@movemail.com )

Thanks and best regards.

James Mark Gijado,

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