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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)
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: evans tony <evanstony77@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2007 01:22:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Evans Tony


From Evans Tony
Abidjan Coted'Ivoire
West Africa


Attn Pls


For my safety and security of my life I am making this proposal to you for our mutual benefit. This however is not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour it against your will. I am Evans Tony,The child of my late parents Mr.and Mrs. F. Tony. My 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 was poisoned to death during one of his business trip . Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle who travelled with him at that time. But God knows the truth! My mother died when I was just 4 years old, and since then my father took me so special. Before his death he in a private hospital here called me on his sick bed and told me that he deposited the sum of Twelve million, Five hundred thousand United State
Dollars (USD$12.500,000) in one trunk box deposited in a security company which he declared to the company simply as containing family valuable treasure for securityreason.
He further me that he deposited the consignmnent with my name as the next of kin, and finally told me where to get the documents of the deposited consignment which he said was in a hiding possession in sealed documents and asked me to collect it from there, I mean all the necessary documents to this fund. Now I want to trust you as a trustworthy person who can help me clear the consignment from the security company and provide an account overseas where I can transfer this funds. This is because I have suffered a lot of set backs as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life. I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded.
Now permit me to ask these few questions:-


1. Can you honestly take me as your own and help me.


2. Can I completely trust you?


3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you after the money is in your
account?


Please, Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible so that I can forward the documents to you after we have agreed on the conditions for your
assistance. My life is not safe here and I need to be out of here as soon as possible because now that my father is dead and with me only child, my uncles will be seeking to kill me so that they can have all my father's landed properties. I really don't want to struggle anything with them in terms of properties but my presence will still be disturbing them.
Thank God they are not aware of this fund in the security company, I want to leave here as soon as you help me to have the consignment cleared from the security company and lodge it into a safe account in your stable country and then send me some amount to enable me prepare to meet you. Without your help, I will find it difficult to clear it myself alone with my little or no experience.
I am waiting for your urgent reply with your contact phone number so that I can give you the contact of the security company for you to contact them as if you are my partner.
Thank you so much.
My sincere regards
Evans


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