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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 - 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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "lome togo" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "MR.DAVID JOHNSON" <mr_david_johnson77@yahoo.co.nz>
Reply-To: mr_david_johnson@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 08:15:50 +1200 (NZST)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE// Micheal Gallatin


FROM MR.DAVID JOHNSON,

ATTN: Micheal Gallatin ,

I AM MR.DAVID JOHNSON.OPERATION MANAGER WITH A SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN LOME TOGO.WE HANDLES PERSON,FAMILY AND COMPANIES PRECIOUS METALS E.G:GOLD,PRECIOUS

STONES,DIAMOND,AND FAMILY PERSONAL EFFECTS.
I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE HERE IN LOME-TOGO, WHEN I WAS SEARCHING FOR A FORIEGN PARTNER WHOM,I CAN TRUST AND DO BUSINESS WITH.ON THE 5TH OF OCTOMBER 2004 THERE WAS A TRAGIC MOTOR ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED ALONG ABLOGAME EXPRESSWAY BOKINA FASO.ONE

MR.RAYMOND ARTHURHOOK,WHO WAS OUR CUSTOMER A CONTRACTOR AND INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MAN (CONTRACTOR/IMPORT AND EXPORTER),WHO DIED WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN IN THE PAINFUL MOTOR ACCIDENT.BEFORE THE MOTOR ACCIDENT,THE ABOVE MENTIONED CLIENT DEPOSITED THE SUM OF US$15.4 MILLION ( FIFTEEN MILLION FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) WITH OUR SECURITY COMPANY,WELL PACKAGED IN A TRUNK BOX AS PERSONAL FAMILY EFFECTS / PRECIOUS METALS.

DUE TO MY POSITION IN THE COMPANY,HE CONFINDED IN ME,BY TELLING ME THE REAL CONTENT OF THE TRUNK BOX AS MONEY THAT HE WANTS TO USE THAT MONEY FOR HIS PERSONAL POLITICAL AMBITION,SO HE BROUGHT IT TO LOME-TOGO FOR SAFE KEEPING AND SECURITY PURPOSE.I AM THE ONLY PERSON WHO KNOW ABOUT THIS IN OUR COMPANY.SINCE HE DIED WITH HIS NEXT OF KIN, NOBODY,HAS COME FOR THE CLAIM OF THIS BOX CONTAINING US$10.4MILLION ( TEN MILLION

FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS)WHICH,WAS REGISTERED AS PRECIOUS METAL.HENCE,I SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN APPLYING TO THE COMPANY AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE DECEASED.

ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR A HITCH AND RISK FREE TRANSACTION.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN TRANSACTING THIS DEAL WITH ME, INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO ENABLE ME GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS AND INSTRUCTIONS OVER THIS TRANSACTION.I CAN NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS MYSELF AS A STAFF OF THE COMPANY.I AM GOING TO PURPORT YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO THE

DECEASED.I WILL BE YOUR INSIDER IN THE SECURITY COMPANY AND WILL BE GUIDING,INSTRUCTING AND ADVICING YOU ACCORDING ON HOW YOU WILL BE DEALING WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY DOWN HERE DIRECTLY OVER THIS CLAIM TILL THE FINAL SUCCESSFULL CONCLUSION.

I AM OFFERING YOU 40% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT INVOLVED FOR YOUR FULL PARTICIPATION 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR EXPENSES THAT BOTH OF US MIGHT INCURRED DURING THE PROCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 55% WILL BE FOR ME.
INDICATE YOUR INTREST INTO THIS TRANSACTION BY A SWIFT RESPONSE.

NOTE:THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRES ABSOLUATE SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIALITY.
FOR SECURITY REASONS RESPOND ONLY TO THIS MY ALTERNATIVE
EMAIL ADDRESS ( ................................... )

YOURS SINCERELY.

MR.DAVID JOHNSON.

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