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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:
  • "account in your country or any safer place" (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)
  • "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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Jemila Bashiru <je_bashiru4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jemilabashiru1@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 12:43:22 +0100
Subject: From Jemila Nasiru Bashiru.



From Jemila Nasiru Bashiru.Avenue 122, Rue 15 YopougonAbidjan Cote D'Ivoire. West Africa.

Dear One,
Please l want you to go through this mail very well and tell me if you can help me and my sister without hurting me in anyway. I am contacting you based on trust and l believes you will treat this offer with keen interest and utmost sincerity. My name is Jemila Bashiru, the son of late Mr. and Mrs. Nasiru Bashiru from Cote d ‘ Ivoire based in Lebanon with my late parents that died Following the recent crises between the Israeli forces and the Hezbollah’s militant group in Lebanon. During one of the Israelis air strike in Lebanon, that killed 150 people and over 300 injured of which my late parents are among the died victims. My late father runs a currency trading company and money exchange bureau in Beirut. Before his untimely death, he made a deposit of (UD$12. Million United States Dollars) in a trunk box with one of the FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY here in Cote d' ivorie Abidjan on behalf of his foreign business partner and reached an agreement with the security company that he will present his foreign beneficiary and he declared to the security company that the content of the deposited trunk box that contains the money was an Africa Art Work and Family Values belonging to his foreign business partner who will be coming soon for the claims with the certificate of deposit which was issued by the security company to him for the release of the box to the foreign partner.

The reason why l am seeking for your help is that I want you to do me a favour to retrieve this trunk box containing this money from SECURITY COMPANY and transfer it to your account in your country or any safer place as the beneficiary so that I and my younger sister can continue our studies while you take care of the investments for us. I will give you more details in my next mail to you if you write back. I await your response. Please if you are willing to assist us ,

Thanks and God Bless you.
yours sincerely.Jemila Bashiru
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