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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Anifay Yaro <ya_ro_ani@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <anifat_yaro@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 4 Nov 2007 18:29:27 +0000
Subject: Pls treat very important and urgent.



Dear Friend, I am Mrs.Anifat Prosper wife of Mr Prosper Sia Popo,the chief security officer BCEAO bank bouake côte d' ivoire,abidjan in west africa.I apologized using this medium to reach you for a business of this magnitude,but this's due to confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. My husband was cought 27 august 2002,by the police at the burkina faso international airport with 3.2 Million euros on his way to germany and handled him over to côte d'ivoire government for judgement.He was sentence to jail for embezzlement of money from the above mentioned bank during the civil war in my country 5years ago since then,we've been living confind with government prey eyes on every step the entire family made eventhough you don't see cause of distance barrier. I'm secretly sending you this mail base on a special arrangement you've to make hush-hush on our behalf also,seeking your honest and sincere participation in investing 5.6million euros he secretly kept as a family treasure trunk box in a Private Trustee Company in Ghana,and instructed the company to transffered the box to their agent in china for security reasons. I'm accosting your assistance to retrieve the money and invest 80% under your kind supervision in your country pending when he would be release,while you obtain 20% as a reward for your most valuable assistance.Upon your response indicating your willingness,we shall endorse a concrete agreement before i will review the relevant documents concerning the lodged to you for change of ownership and sweatless claim. I waite for your respond to know my fate before it come too late,as the money is all hope of our future living as soon as government release my husband.So,I sincerely ask that you shouldn't disclose this transaction to any third party to avoid government notice and completely render us lifeless after all these trends.Best regards,Anifat.
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