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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Nadia Guei <mrsnad_03@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: mrsnad_01@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 02:51:33 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Private for you............


Mrs.Nadia Guei
St Paul's Church,
Rue Atikume Lome-Togo.


Dear Friend

I know this message must have come to you as a surprise package.In brief, my name is Mrs.Nadia Guei the wife of the former president of Coted’Ivore GENERAL ROBERT GUEI. My husband is dead with my two children,I was sent to exile by the combined military force team from the West African sub-region (Ecomog) with some ivorean militries right now I am not comfortable any more in Togo,I was passing all this stress because of power, Please I call for your immediate assistant I am a widow even (CNN )cover the news about the death of my late husband Late General Robert Guei. Please you can view the website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2269238.stm.

Before they move me to exile my husband been the bread winner of the family he for seen what will happen withtime, he now used his power while on Government to moved.Some trunk boxes contained ($58,000.000.00 million U.S.D.) cash deposited it with a security company in lome Togo as a famaily valueiable Items for security reason. Now we need your assistance to move this money to any country of your choice abroad all along I was waiting so that every Issue of my husand must have cool down and forgotten a little before we will proceed on this transaction.When the funds are properly secured, we will joint invest yielding stock and business on Your advice your compensation for your immediate assistance is 25% of the total cash, 5% for expenses, 70% for my family.

Your urgent reply indicating your interest will help me in no small measure to stop further contacts, all other details will be made know to you as soon as i confirm your readiness to assist me, you have to treat this transaction as very confidential as the hope of my entire families survivals is placed on this fund.

Thanks for your good understanding I shall wait for your immediate correspondence please attach your private Telephone and Fax numbers, This is a 100% risk free transactions because all the necessary documents are here with me to claim this fund.

Best Regards,
Mrs.Nadia Guei


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