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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: Rhodia Punga <rdpunga4@yahoo.no>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 20:18:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: I wait for your early response and please give me your telephone number.


Dear Mr. Alois Gersten,

Thanks for your email message. Please it will be wise to speak with you over the telephone and for this reason I ask you give me your direct email address so that I can call to speak with you.

The director of the Security Company (DR. ETHAN JENEL) has promised to release and ship the trunk box to any address either in your country or in overseas through their company INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC COURIER within three days, therefore, I beg you to contact them immediately through their EMAIL ADDRESS: lavegardesecfinco@seanet.ro Since the Security Company is a very big and busy one as soon as you have sent the the completed Application Form to the Company, kindly call the direct (DR. ETHAN JENEL) on his direct telephone number 22507238329 to inform him that you have sent email to them.


Copy and fill in your names, address and telephone number in the spaces provided in the OFFICIAL APPLICATION LETTER below and send same to the Security Company:

.........................................................................................................

CONTACT PERSON: DR. ETHAN JENEL
FOREIGN OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT
LAVEGARDE SECURITY AND FINANCE COMPANY
ABIDJAN, COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST) AFRICA
TEL: +22 507 238 329
FAX: +22 521 366 589
EMAIL: lavegardesecfinco@seanet.ro

DATE .................................

DEAR SIR,

I AM, (NAMES) ...............................................................................
MY ADDRESS/COUNTRY IS ..........................................................
MY MOBILE/CELL NUMBER ..................................................... HOUSE/OFFICE TELEPHONE NUMBER ............................
THE OVERSEAS BENEFICIARY TO THE TRUNK BOX DEPOSITED IN YOUR COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING BY LATE MR. PAUL PUNGA WHOM MISS RHODIA DOUKOURE PUNGA IS THE NEXT OF KIN.

THE TRUNK BOX WAS DEPOSITED AND REGISTERED AS FAMILY VALUABLES CONTAINING AFRICAN ART WORKS FOR EXPORT TO MY COUNTRY WITH SECURITY CODE: LGSFC/003321/SP AND DEPOSIT CODE: LGSFC/09 - A 2003/SP.

I WISH TO KNOW THE PROCEDURES FOR THE CLAIM OF THE TRUNK BOX ON BEHALF OF MISS RHODIA DOUKOURE PUNGA

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
................................
YOUR FULL NAMES


...................................................................................................

Please get back to me as soon as you have filled and sent this OFFICIAL APPLICATION LETTER to the Security Company for further discussion. As soon as you have contacted the Security Company I promise to send to you the documents that the Company gave to my beloved father the day he deposited the trunk box in their vault.


Please contact the Security Company and we shall proceed and about the taxation it is the duty of the Company to explain to you everything you need to know about the release and successful shipment of my inheritance to you.

I wait for your early response and please give me your telephone number.


Rhodia.


Thank you for replying.

Only recently, I was diagnosed as having a minor inclination to be depressive, which is likely to be caused by a horrible loss a 13-14 months ago. Therefore I just request that you are true in all your dealings with myself.

Based on our previous emails, you know that I have decided to advance with your fine proposition. All that is required now is please supply some faithful evidence of the mechanism of your lovely transaction.

Also I have been contemplating: what about German witholding taxation issues?

Now I will hope to read a answer from you please.

Best regards,

Mr. Alois Gersten


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