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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 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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: mary robinson <maryrobinson197613@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <maryrobinsonfaith120@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 15:56:42 +0000
Subject: CAN I TRUST YOU



GOOD DAY TO YOU, PLEASE SEE NEED TO READ MY PROPOSAL AND UNDERSTAND WITH ME I AM DR.MARY ROBINSON 36 YEARS ENGLAND WOMAN PLEASE SEE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US,I WAS A PERSONL PHYSICIAN TO THE LATE PRESIDENT ROBOERT GUEI OF THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVORE
SADLY HE WAS MURDRDED THREE YEARS AGO BY THE REBELS DURING A POLITICAL WAR.WHEN HE WAS ALIVE HE WENT WITH ME AND MADE A DEPOSIT OF $26.5,000,000.00 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WITH MY NAME IN A PRIME SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE IN A WAY THAT HIS COUNTRY GOVERMENT WOULD NOT KNOW THAT THE MONEY WAS BELONGING TO HIM
TO HIM AND NOW HE IS DEATH AND AT THIS TIME I AM NOT IN A GOOD POSITION TO WORK ON THIS BECAUSE I AM BEEN HUNTED BY HIS FAMILY SINCE I WAS KNOWN TO BE HIS PERSONAL PHYSICIAN I AM PRESENTLY IN ONE OF THE CITIES CALLED SAM PEDRO IN A HOTEL HIDING WAITING WHEN THIS FUND IS MOVE INTO ANOTHER ACCOUNT AND A TICKET BEEN SENT TO ME THEN I CAN LEAVE IMMEDITELY TO JOIN WITH YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.WHAT I AM ASKING FOR IF YOU WILL BE HONEST TO ME AS I WILL USE YOUR INFORMATION TO MOVE THE TRUNK BOX AS I WILL GIVE AN ORDER TO THE SECURITY COMPANY TO KNOW HOW THERE WILL DELIVER THE TRUNK BOX TO YOU IN YOUR OWN COUNTRY
YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 40 % OF THIS FUND SINCE I COULD NOT DO IT ALONE. YOU CAN CONFIRM PLEASE YOUR INTEREST AS SOON YOU RECEIVE THIS EMAIL.THANKS AND REGARDS.DR.MARY ROBINSON.
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