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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 us 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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "rose NGUNUMU." <rose_ngunumu7@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: florencegram222@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2007 10:53:04 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE.


DEAREST BELOVED,

I AM PLEASED TO CONTACT YOU AT THIS VERY IMPORTANT TIME OF MY LIFE, I AM MISS ROSE NGUNUMU. THE FIRST DAUGHTER OF MR SAM NGUNUMU, THE FORMER CHIFE OF OF ARMY DEFENSE IN SIERRE LEON WHO WAS ACCUSED OF JAUNICID BY THE UNITED NATION AND WAS DETANED AND HE DIED IN PRISON THIS YEAR 2007.

BEFORE HIS DEATH, HE TOLD ME THAT HE DEPOSITED A TRUNK BOX IN ONE OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN AND THE CONTENT IS MONEY AND THE AMOUNT OF THE MONEY IS $6.5 MILLION US DOLLARS AND HE REGISTERED IT AS A FAMILY TREASURE. HE ADVISED ME TO LOOK FOR A GOOD FOREIGN PERSON WHO WILL HELP ME TO INVEST THE MONEY IN THEIR COUNTRY AND WE WILL BE SHARING THE BENEFITS.

THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU, SO THAT YOU CAN HELP ME TO RETRIEVE THIS CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND LODGE IT INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR SAVE KEEPING, AND YOU WILL HELP ME TO FIND A LUCRATIVE BUSSINESS VENTURE WHERE THIS MONEY CAN BE INVESTED AS JOINTLY VENTURE.

I WILL ALSO LIKE TO KNOW MUCH YOU MAY TAKE AS YOUR PERCENTAGE FOR PROVIDING YOUR ACCOUNT. REMEMBER, THAT THIS TRANSACTION REQUIRED HEIGHT SECRECY AND HONESTY. AND ALSO IS RISK. FREE BECAUSE ALL THE DOCUMENTS COVERING THE CONSIGNMENT IS WITH ME AND READY TO FORWARD IT AT APPROPRIATE TIME.

THANKS.
HOPE TO HERE FROM YOU SOONEST .
ROSE NGUNUMU.

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