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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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (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: MARIAM USMAN <mariam_usman20007@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 14:18:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE DO REPLY URGENTLY


Hello,
I Mariam Usman(miss), Please it is true i have not met you before but i just made up my mind to take the risk and trust you and let you know about these beliving that you will not disappoint the trust that i have in you.

Please i know this migth sound strange or unbelivable to you but it is the simple trut i want you to please try your best to understand my situation.

It is sad to say that my father passed away mysteriously 4days after his returne from France on one of his business trips, on the 12th.Febuary 2005. Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who drank with him on that nigth of his arraival, but only God
knows the truth.

Before his death on Febuary 12- 2005, he called me to his bed side in the hospital and told me that he has saved the sum of One million seven hundred thousand United State Dollars.(USD$1.700,000) in a metallic trunk box and the trunk box is deposited
under the custody of a security company in my name as the beneficiary.

He advised my to seek for a foreign partner who will help me to claim and trasfer these metallic trunk box to any country of my choice for the invetsment of the
money and for my safety from his wicked relative, who he said may be after me.
So, since i was still in school then, i waited till now that i am out of school to do as my late father has advised me.
Even as i am talking to you now i have fleed from my family house in Abidjan to an interior area of my country to stay with a classmate who lives with her parents, Here i will remain till these transfer is completed if not i am dead, they killed my father becouse of his wealth out of jelousy and enviness now they are after me becouse of these only legacy that my late father left behind for me.

Please can you kindly help me to claim and transfer these metallic trunk box to your country? Then i can come over to meet you for the good investment of the money and to continue my education.

Please permit me to ask these few questions:-
1. Can you honestly help me
2. Can i completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you for helping me?

Please, i am waiting for your kind reply.

My sincere regard
Mariam


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