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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)
  • "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)
  • "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: nancy lamine <nancylamine5@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: nancylamine9@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 13 May 2007 00:19:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM MRS.NANCY LAMINE


FROM MRS.NANCY LAMINE
Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire
Phone: +22507848486

Dear,

I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country and investing my funds. Briefly, I am a sierra Leonean National and the wife of late Dr SIMON LAMINE. Until his death, my husband was the General overseer of the diamond
Mine in Kanema sierra Leone. In April 2004 the military forces loyal to the Government of Ahmed TIJAN KABBAH invaded the diamond mine and assasinated my husband, mistaking him for his brother MIKE LAMINE who is the deputy to the leader of the revolutionary United front (RUF)Foday SANKOH.

After his gruesome assassination and the subsequent confiscation of our properties by the present government led by TIJAN KABBA.I decided to leave my Country out of fear and concern for the safety of my life and that of my step son CHRISTOPHE, since we are the only surviving members of our family. In course of our search for important family documents, we discovered a file that contained details of a deposit my husband made in the name of my step son CHRISTOPHE.

He deposited US$20.5 Million contained in 2 trunk boxes in a security company in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire. On the day of deposit he did not disclose the contents of box to the company rather he deposited it as containing family valuables.

We have since arrived Abidjan and gone to the security company to lay claims to the deposit, and the company verified our claims backed with the documents we have and have accepted CHRISTOPHE as the bona fide owner of the
deposit.

Because we cannot invest this money here due to political and economic uncertainty, and our future and that of the investments to be made, I and CHRISTOPHE have decided to contact you to assist us in investing the funds in your country. We have also decided to give you 10% of the total amount as your reward for assisting us. We also have it in mind to give you a partnership share in the investments to be made.

Reply to this mail on receipt or call step son Christophe on phone +22507848486 for further details.

Remain blessed as you assist us.

Best regards.
MRS.NANCY LAMINE



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