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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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS ELLA SNIZORE" <ella_snizore001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrsella_snizore101@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2007 12:48:45 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Ella Snizore.

Dearest friend,

I am Mrs. ELLA SNIZORE from Philippines, widow to the late former minister
of finance in Philippine who died on 14th of May 2005. I inherited a total
sum of $21.5 Million American dollars from my late husband,the money was on
cealed in a Metallic Trunk Box and was deposited with a Security and Finance
Company in Abidjan Cote D'Ivoire,that was because I needed a maximum
security/safety of my consignment and no body or government organization can
trace the where about of the money until I am ready and prepare to claim
it.But the Security Company didn't know the real content of the box,because
it was deposited under a secret arrangement as a family valuables.

My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found you
and perhaps trustworthy to give you this priority of shipping the box of
money to any address sweden that you think is very secure and save in your
country sweden before paying the money into your account for the purpose of
future investment with your percentage of which i shall let you know in my
next reply.

Dearest friend,the truth of the matter is i know that based on what is going
on all over the internet people find it very difficult to assist one another
and also find it difficult to believe issue like this but i assure you that
as soon as you can guarantee me of your trust and honestly i will be able to
work with you.

I will send you my Pictures,International-passport and the Authorization
letter to contact the company in my next email which is the deposit
Certificate that they gave me on the very day when the box of money was
deposited with a secret code for sefety.I give thanks immensely for your
co-operation as I look forward to hear from you soon.

All the best,
Mrs Ella Snizore.

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