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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "lagos" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss. Jan Tinubu" <missjan20011977@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: missjan4u@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 14:27:06 +0100
Subject: FROM: MISS. JAN PLEASE REPLY MY MAIL

My Home Address:
Government House Alausa
Ikeja Lagos.

Tel: +234-803-623-0101

 

 

 

I am Miss. Jan Tinubu, the daughter of the present Governor of Lagos State, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu. I have the sum of twenty five million four hundred thousand united state Dollars $25.400,000.00 deposited in a security Company in Ghana. And the top list of my priority is where to invest this money outside my country." reason best known to me". I urgently need your assistance in providing a reliable genuine trade or company where I can invest the fund and immediately meet with you in your country for settlement. Please I will kindly welcome your advice too.

I am expecting your urgent mail response. I need your support and urgent response. I have resigned my appointment in the state ministry because of the investment. The $25.4M is presently deposited in a security company in Ghana and would like you to assist me to get the funds out from the Safekeeping Company as the new beneficiary because it was deposited as a family treasure in a trunk box.

Also if you assist me on this and everything is finally done, then I will now fly down to meet with you in your country so that we can think of what good business to invest the money on. Please you replying back to me to let me know that you can assist me then you must be ready to stand for this because I cannot come out on this since am a Daughter to the present Governor of Lagos State. But this is real because there is no risk involve.

 

If you are capable of assisting me then reply back to me. Also you have to keep it confidential and if you are really want to help me in this business you have to bring out all your heart and seriousness because this  business is my life, my hope and my future at last both of us will benefit from this business.

 

Details will be given to you as soon as you reply this mail, do not fail reply me through this e-mail address.

 

Thanks
Miss. Jan Tinubu

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