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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)
  • "million dollars" (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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: deborah queen <debr2_queen@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2007 09:38:24 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re.CRY FOR HELP


Dear ,
Thank you for your respons to my mail ,may God be with you. I want to
let you know that i got your email address from the interne while i was
looking for help.
I have all the document required to claim this boxes from the security
company in London, UK, I also have the full informations of the
customers service manager of the security company.if you want to claim
this boxes you can travel to London your self and this company have the
capasity to deliver to any part of the world.
I want you to know that it is only the depositor of this boxes which is
my late father or the nest of kin which is me and anybody who want to
claim it on my behalf which is going to be the beneficiary that have
the write to open this boxes.
However, I want to use this oportunity to let you know that i am in a
serious pain here in the refugee camp i live like a slave all i do is
to pray to God that God should send helper to me so that the name of
my family will not perish.
If you will want to help me ,I will want you to send down the following
information so that documentation will commence soonest.
This are the following information you have to send.

YOUR FULL NAME
PHYSICAL ADDRESS
PHONE NUMBER AND FAX NUMBER
OCCUPATION
SCAN COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR DRIVERS LICENSE

As soon as you have send all this information stated informations.

The power of attorney shail be issue in your names and address to make
you the benneficiary of the two trunk boxes as well as the power of
attorney shall be sent to you to enable you claim it. PLEASE AS SOON AS
YOU COLLECT THE BOXES YOU WILL OPEN IT AND SEND SOME MONEY TO ME TO
ENABLE ME PREPEAR MY PAPERS AND BUY MY FLIGTH TICKET TO JOIN YOU IN
YOUR COUNTRY.
Please incase you don"t have the previlegde to help me please keep this
secret to your self and do not tell any body because this is my only
hope in the land of the living, it was becasue of the polite mail you
wrote to me that promted me to open up all this secret to you. My
regards to your family and friends may God be your strength amen.
Deborah.




Dear friend,
I am a 28 years old girl from the federal republic of Congo where we have one of the largest deposits of diamond in the world . my father king Tura Okoli head the cartel of diamond minners in his village where he made so much fortune .
Furthermore, He was assassinated some years back and i now became the target which made me to relocate to Cameroon where my life could be safer.
Sir, my father kept some money in a security company in London United Kingdom which is $15 million dollars. i seek your assistance to help me get this money to your custody in your country , i will join you as soon as you are in possesion of the money, Presently i am in a refugee camp in Cameroon I will give you 30% of the total money if you can help me out. If you are interested in assisting am expecting your prompt reply including your name, address and your telephone number to enable me do the change of ownership and power of attorney on your name and address to enable you have the rigth to claim this money. i got your contact from an international email directory when I was looking for help.
Lastly, I want to be under your shield so that you can invest this fund for me. I am trusting you with all my life please make this very confidential.
I am looking forward to your prompt reply.

Yours.
Deborah



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