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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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Muna Ayaya <muna.ayaya@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2007 20:57:43 +0100 (CET)
Subject: But real.........


Dear Bathilda,

Thank you for taking little of your time to reply me alerting me that my mail looks very amazing, good you may think it in that way but i am here knows what i am passing through it is not amazing within me and not easy within me here please i real want help because what i am doing is real and ready to proof, please all i needed from you is your full name and contact address phone number so i will help you and submit it to the company as my late father's partner, after that i will advice you to contact them officialy, do not worry as we go everything about this transaction will clear you very well do not fear i am with you here please help me to move out from here i am afraid of this country and i am not comfortable here, dueto my present condition.

Please my name is not writter rather Muna.

Thanks.

Muna.


Krugzer <krugzerbathilda40@mozartmail.info> wrote:
Dear writer,

The mail you sent me is much amazing.

To be honest I am confused. Your message which you submitted to me sounds a little bit related to a situation which is pretty personal. Where did you get my details?

Right now here has been a troublesome quandary at the home of my brother and quite often I can get somewhat absent-minded about other affairs but I appreciate your reply but I have to be frank. I have expended much time reviewing your email and I am still uncertain that I understand it all absolutely.

I urgently expect your reply.

Ms Krugzer




--- Original email ---
Dearest One


Good a thing to write you. I have a proposal for you-this however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour against your will. I am Muna Ayaya the only daughter of my late MR& MRS. HUBALT AYAYA. My late father was a highly reputable business magnet- a cocoa merchant who
operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on the 21th. January 2006.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by my uncle of mine who travelled
with him at that time. But God knows the truth!

Before his sudden death on 21TH January 2006 he called the secretary who accompanied him to the hospital and told her that he had a sum of 18 000 000 US DOLLARS EIGHTEEN MILLION USA DOLLARS kept in a security company in AFRICA . He also said that the security company does not know the
content of the safe Box.He decleared it to the company as family valuable and used my name Muna Ayaya to Deposit the Box as his only child for next of kin. That I should seek for a foreign partner Who will help me move this said amount from here and use it for future purposes.

Please i seek for your assistant to help me move this said amount from here into your account overseas as a beneficiary of the fund then i will meet you there for sharing or planning for my future purpose. I am just an orphan because my mother died when i was small and i am now taking
refugee here in this country i don't know what to do. I need help from you please. I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of this incessant political crisis in my country LIBERIA and even here in Ivory coast.The death of my Father actually brought sorrow to me.

Dearest one I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards .As soon as you indicate your interest i will give you more detail on how to follow up this transaction.

Now permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me as your sister ?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. Finaly i hope you will treat me like your person?

Please Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible i humble wait for your respond please.

Thanks and God Bless you
Miss Muna.







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