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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "million 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Douglas Mugala <douglas_31@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <douglas_mugala@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:20:39 +0000
Subject: Please lets work together



From:Mr.Douglas Mugala
Abidjan Cote D'ivoire
Tel: +22508983453

Hello my dear,

You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally.I am Mr.Douglas Mugala, 21 years old citizen of Zimbabwe, the first son of Chief. David Mugala who was recently murdered in the land dispute in our country. I got your contact through network online hence i decided to write you.

Before the death of my father, he was a prosperous Tobacco and coffee farmer in Zimbabwe and a major supporter of the opposition party -Movement for Democratic Change(MDC), Before his death ,I inherited a total sum of US$9,000.000.00( Nine Million United States dollars).

This money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is deposited with a security and finance company here in Cote d'ivoire under a secret arrangement as a family treasure. This means that the security company does not know the real content of the strong box hence it was not decleard as money but family treasure while making the lodgement.



I want to present you as my late father's business partner to the security firm here and authorise the release and delivering of the consignment to you pending our arrival in your country.You will be required to contact the security company and request that the consignment be shipped to you overseas on our behalf.

As soon as you receive the consignment from the agent of the security company,you will open the strong box and deposit the fund in your bank account until we arrive so that we can establish a joint venture business with you since we have limited knowledge in business.

I and my sister need your friendship and trust to start life again in your country and put our horrible past behind us ,so reply if you are interested and provide us with all your communication numbers so that we shall connect you with the security company here.We are offering you 20%of the total sum for your assistance.

Thanks and God blessBest regardsMr.Douglas Mugala
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