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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:
  • "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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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: bakayoko nancy <nancy_bak0036@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <nancy_bakayoko@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 23:42:16 +0200
Subject: From Miss. Nancy Bakayoko & brother



From Miss. Nancy Bakayoko & brotherPrivate and ConfidentialAbidjan - Côte d Ivoire

My dear,
It is our pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and mybrother, intend to establish in your country.Though we have not met withyou before but we believe, one has to risk confiding in someone tosucceed sometimes in life.There is this amount of FIFTEEN Million USDollars ($15.000.000.00) which our late Father deposited in a privatesecurity company here in Abidjan Capital city of Cote d'Ivoire which he wanted to used for his political ambition in our Country before he was assassinated.
Now I and my brother have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. We want you to help us contact the security company here as my late fathers foreign business partner and the beneficiary of the deposited trunk box containing the fund and give them immediate instruction to release and deliver the trunk box to you through their international diplomatic courier service to your Country. As soon as you comfirm the trunk box to your possession, I and my only brother will come over to meet you for the possible investment and continue our education in your country.We will like to invest part of the money into these three investment in your Country but, if there is any other business that is better than our suggestion, we will be very glad to follow your advice. 1). Real estate2). The transport industry3). Five star hotel If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund while the balance will be invested by you. We await your soonest response.Respectfully yours,
Miss Nancy bakayoko & brother
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