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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)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "felix kante" <felix_kante@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 22:11:13 +0000
Subject: REPLY URGENT.

Dear Mr Audrick Trommgen,

Thanks for your mail which is well noted,How are you and your family hope
all is well and healthy if so thanks be to God Almighty.

Dear i really appreciate your concern in helping me retrieve out my
inheritance trunk box from the security company where it was deposited by my
late father before his death as family valuables and treasures for safe
keeping and also for the security of the fund.

As you requested my identity in your mail i want you to know that i have not
travel out of our country since i was born and i don't have international
passport to send to you now,i am an undergraduate student in Cocody
University here in Abidjan Cote D' Ivoire before the sudden death of my
parents,i will send my School identity to you in my next mail so that you
will be more convince that the person you are dealing with is for real,i
could not be able to send it to you today because it is not scan in the
computer.

I want you to know that i invited you here in my country for us to see each
other face to face before we can go to the security company where my
inheritance trunk box was deposited together and claim it out from their
custody for further transfer to your nominated bank account so that i will
travel back to your country with you for the investment of my money and also
to start a new life with you and continue my education while you assist me
in investing my money in a very good investment that will earn us good
profit until i finish my education and reach of age to handle the investment
myself.

I suggest this because of what you have just tell me in your mail concern
the people whom you have deal with in the past as you said in your mail, i
want you to know that this transaction is 100% risk free and legal,as soon
as you furnish me all your personal information as i have earlier
requested,i will forward to you all the Documents given to me by my father
before his death that proof the existence of my inheritance trunk box in the
security company here in My country Abidjan for you to know that this
transaction is legal.

If you cannot be able to come down here in my country,i want you to know
that the Security company Director told me in my last visit to the company
that they are capeble to move my inheritance trunk box to any country of my
choice in the world without having any problem upon the delivery.

Please i want you to furnish me with all your personal informations such as
your full name,your Direct phone number and your complete house and office
address,to enable me write a notification letter to the security company
informing them of my desire in retrieval of my inheritance out from their
custody to your residence address for investment purpose,as you say in your
mail that the phone number i give to you is unobtainable,it may be network
problem because i know that my phone is alright so you can go ahead and call
me with this number +22501233863 for mare details and information to enable
us conclude this as soon as possible.

Please don't hesitate to send your personaal informations to me as i have
requested so that we will proceed by given you the contact of the security
company for you to contact them yourself for the urgent transfer of my
inheritance trunk box to your country.Thank you for your mail and
understanding.Expecting to hear from you soonest.

Yours Sincerely
Master Felix Kante.

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