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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lome togo" (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: "abdul modi" <abdulmodi4303@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: abdulmodi333@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:08:17 +0000
Subject: Strictly Confidential


Dear Friend,

It is with my utmost sincerity that I am writing this letter to you. I got
your contact through the International business directory and I decided to
contact you to champion this mutual transaction with me.

I hereby introducing to you, I am Mr.Abdul Modi,an Ivoirian citizen
residence in Lome Togo.I was formerly an accountant general for the former
Head Of State of Cote d'Ivoire, late General Robert Guei in his company in
Lome, Togo.Please you must keep this business confidential within yourself.
During my tenure in office as the accountant general to the late former head
of Ivory Coast General Robert Guei, he deposited with my name the sum of Six
million, five hundred and fifty thousand United States Dollars
($6,550,000.00) cash in one Security Company in Togo. He did not disclose
the real contents of the box to the security company officials.

He told them that the box contains some personal valuables, and because of
his profile this they did not dispute.Immediately I heard of his death on
the 19th September being Thursay 2002, when there was an attempt coup I
quickly took away the Certificate of deposit of the consignment which was
issued with my name.

I have gone for claiming of the trunk box at the security company office and
I presented the documents backing up the deposited box in the security
company custody, I was told by the Director of Operations of the Security
Company that I can collect the box whenever I'm ready for it.

In this juncture, I am seeking for your assistance to help me for
withdrawing of the trunk box from the company and to be transfered to your
bank account in abroad so that we can invest the fund wisely. As a result of
trust been bestowed on you, I want you to keep this transaction
confidentially.

Upon the receipt of this message, I want you to email me urgently for more
details on how to commence the operation and what I will offer you for your
cooperation and assistance.

Best regards,
Mr Abdul Modi

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