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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:
  • "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 american 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: villaran nenita <mrs.nenit@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <mrs.vill_nenita@hotmail.com.ph>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 22:24:15 +0800
Subject: Hello Dear,



Hello Dear I am Mrs Villaran Nenita from Philippines, widow tothe late former minister of finance in Philippine whodied on 15th of May 2003. I inherited a total sum of$12.Million American dollars from my late husband, themoney was concealed in a metallic trunk box and wasdeposited with a security and finance company inabraod, that was because I needed amaximum security/safety of my trunk box and no bodynor government organization can trace the where aboutof the money until I am ready and prepare to claim it.but the Security company didn't know the real contentof the box, because it was deposited as a familyvaluables.My main purpose of sending you this mail is because ofthe way I found you and perhaps trustworthy to giveyou this priority of shipping the box of money to any address that you think is very secure and save in your country for onward lodgement of this money into your accountfor the purpose of future investment with yourpercentage of which we shall chat on soon.I will send you the Authorization Certificate to callthem in my next mail which is the Certificate ofdeposit that was given to me on theday of deposit. Please do forward to me your tel/fax and residentialaddress of yours were you want the security company to deleiverthe trunk box to. I give thanks immensely for your co-operation as Ilook forward to hear from you soon.
Please Email Back At:mrs.vill_nenita@yahoo.com.phThanks
Mrs Villaran Nenita.
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