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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:
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: johnson kante <johnson_kante18@live.fr>
Reply-To: <johnson_kante@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Nov 2007 22:45:19 +0100
Subject: FROM JOHNSON AND JENIFFER KANTE/ READ URGENT.




FROM JOHNSON AND JENIFFER KANTE/ READ URGENT.DANANI REFUGEE CAMPC/O ROCK OF AGES EVANGELICAL MINISTRY ABIDJAN - COTE D'IVOIRE.
TEL: + 225-6658-7787.
Dearest Respected One.
Introduction.
Good Day,with warm hearts I offer my friendship, and my greetings, and I hope this letter meets you in good time. It will be surprising to you to receive this proposal from me since you do not know me personally.

However, before I contacted you ,I have prayed and fasted before I selected your contact,I am sincerely seeking your confidence in this business, which I propose with my free mind ,.please read this letter with understanding and carefully, I am Master Johnson Kante, from Democratic Republic of Congo. There is an information I would like you to keep very top secret and confidential,There is sum amount of money my Father Late President Laurent Kante, deposited in the trunk boxes in one of the Finance Security Company here in Abidjan Cote d'ivoire for safe keeping. Before he was killed by his Eldest Military Son. The squabble happened as immediately I and my Father returned back from our trip.

My Father married two but my mother was the second wife .I will not be able to give you the full details that led to that ugly incidents.The Eldest Son from the first wife is the President of our country before but after the new election,Mr. Joseph Kabila took over from him as the new President of our country now, though peace have been restored in our country but I and my Sister don't want to go back because of our elder Brother .For now I and my sister is staying in Abidjan, the capital of Republic of Cote d'voire ,just to save my life with my Sister Jeniffer. The money in question is $65, Million U.S.Dollars which was inside the trunk boxes,I can not make the withdrawal of this boxes, because my late Father registered the Beneficiary of the boxes with the name of his (Foreign Business Partner) and also (Family valuables as the content of the deposit inside the boxes).

The original documents of the deposit are with me. What I would want you to do is to come down here to assist me to get the consignments withdrawn from the Finance Security Company as my late Father Foreign business partner, and we shall open a new account in a Bank here on your name, and transfer the money to your country account. know that I shall replace you to the Finance Security Company as my late Father's Foreign business Partner so that every documents will be on your own name before your arrival here, because the code was used for security reason.

I will give you 40% of the total money for your assistance and will also give you 5% for any Expenses you will make in the course of this transaction.I want to let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. I will want you to invest this money to an any investment of your choice until I and my Sister come down to your country to stay for the rest of our life and futher our education.

If you are interested to help us, and can maintain the very confidential of this transaction, you e-mail me immediately for more clarification, and also note that I and my sister is staying in the refugee Camp here in Abidjan, Cote d’ lvoire because of the assassination of my late Father, and the civil war going on in our country, Democratic Republic of Congo. I can speak English, and my Sister also speaks English very well, her name is Miss Jeniffer Kante. Thanks as I wait for your quick response. Master Johnson and Miss Jeniffer


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