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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • maryadamshelp@yahoo.no (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <mary1010adams@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 04:03:35 +0900 (JST)
Subject: COME TO MY HELP.

Dear respectfully one,

With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me and my son.

I am MADAM MARY ADAMS., the wife of the late Dr. NICOLAS ADAMS Prior to my husband ssassination by the rebel forces,he was the Director General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone. Few days before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my child to move out of
Sierra-Leone and also to go into his underground strong room where the documents of money he has deposited in a security company in Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire in one trunk box as family valuables and treasures with the name of my son as the beneficiary.

The amount is US$6,500,000 ( Six Million Five hundred thousand united states dollars).He deposited it in a security company, we are in a sincerely desire of your assistance to help us restrive this box that contains money out from the security company to your country for investment of the fund.

For your information, the security company did not know the really content of the box and we do not wish them to know untill the box is remove from there to your country. As it was deposited as family valuables and treasures. Meanwhile, we want to leave Cote d Ivoire entirely for investment of
this money in your country and mostly for the future of my son.

I want you to please assist us to claim the box from the security company. We have it in mind to reward you with 20% of the total amout after you meet assist us bring it out from the security company to your country, While waiting for your urgent reply, pls get back to me through (
maryadamshelp@yahoo.no )

I am waiting to hear from you,

Best Regards,
MADAM MARY ADAMS.



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