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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: mistina2000 tina <mistina2000@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2007 03:37:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Hi !!!


Dearest one,

Good morning! I decided to use this opportunity to communicate with you on who I am and what I am looking for. Please I hope you don't mind the way I contacted you. How are you, your business and family? I hope all is well.

My name is Tina Coleman My late father Engr. Fericoh Coleman was the Managing Director (MD) of BETAX PLC a Gold and Diamond Mining corporation company in free town Sierra Leone, Am 27.

Details of how you can help is as follows.the fund was deposited in a security company.

The total money in question is US$ 12.5 Million.

I want to make you to understand that TRUST is of vital importance in this project hence we need to trust each other as a matter of fact.

You should know that the fund is presently in a security company . The Security Company is known as Providence Insurance Finance Company CI.

As a matter of policy i will be very brief about the assistance required of you in order to avoid any rigmarole.The two ways i wish we go about this transaction are as follows:-

(A) Can you be able to approach the security company where the funds is secured here in Abidjan so that we can retrieve and move to your country for settlement. or I am suggesting this to avoid any doubts because there is a saying that seeing is believing and furthermore it will give us ample opportunity of knowing each other better.

(B) Could you help me retrieve the consignment of funds if couriered with diplomatic immunity by a diplomat to your country. The Security Company where the funds is presently has diplomatic contact with some countries hence through good collaboration, They will be able to ship to you. i want you to understand that here I can not be the sender of consignment and at the same time be the reciepient in order not to raise any eyebrow from any quarters.

My dear I have to be sincere to you that the world is really polluted of negative people and it will be unreasonable of you to open up to a stranger but likewise me that is why I personally prefer option (a) although I do not mind any option chosen by you.

However, the following information are very importance to enable us proceed without delay.

1) Your full name
2) Your home and office address.
3) Your telephone and fax numbers.

Please permit me to ask you few questions.

1) Can you honestly help me?
2) Can I completely trust you since we have not known each other?
3) What percentage of the total amount in question will be good for you as y our assisting percentage?
4) Can you help me in investing in a proper and profitable way.

Upon your response i will forward to you some documents.

Thanks and God bless you.

Mis Tina Coleman. Call 00225-04-57-59-13

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