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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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Anifat Yaro <y.ani.fat@live.fr>
Reply-To: <anifat_yaro@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 14:41:33 +0000
Subject: Please treat very important and urgent.



Dear Friend, 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.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. My husband was cought on 16th september 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 sentenced 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.
However,I and the lawyer was at the prison yard last week to see his health,where he called me aside and disclosed a top secret to me that he lodged a trunk box contains 5.6million euros as a family treasure in a private trustee company in Ghana,and instructed the company to transffered the box to their agent in china for security reasons before he proceed to burkina faso.To my greatest suprice,i called the company two days ago to verified everything true.
He further warned me seriously to seek for a foreign partner:-

1)To assist me in retriving the money from the company agent.2)To serve as the guardian of the money.3)And quickly arrange for my travelling papers to meet him/her and invest the money wisely under your kind supervision for security reason.

It's base on this special arrangement you've to make hush-hush i am accosting your honest and sincere 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.For your information,this transaction would be concluded within seven (7) working days said by the security company Director.
I sincerely ask that you shouldn't discuss this transaction with any third party to avoid government attention and completely render us lifeless after all these trends,as the money is all hope of our future living as soon as government release my husband.Best regards,Mrs Anifat.
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