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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:
  • "dearest one," (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 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: D L <dea_las129@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrsjoyega@voila.fr>
Date: Fri, 7 Dec 2007 16:41:11 +0000
Subject: From Mrs Joy Egaekweri



From Mrs Joy Egaekweri
Dearest One,

I am Mrs Joy Egaekweri, A citizen of Ajawfu, widow, and legitimate
heir to the late former Minister of finance who was assassinated for
been working with the ex-president Gnassingbe Eyadema.
I inherited a total sum of 14 million dollars from my late husband,

The presure from my deceased husband's family for this money has
compelled me to leave the FAMILY as i do not have a male Child as
the custom demands. The money in queston is in a metallic trunk box
deposited with a security and finance company in our nebouring
country Accra,Ghana under a secret arrangement as a family treasure
not as money for securtiy resons.

This means that the security company does not know the content of
this box that was shipped from TOGO to Accra,Ghana under a
diplomatic coverage. My purpose of asking for your assistance lay
down to the fact that, I don't want my late husband's family to be
aware of the deposit,
and the deposit statement of the box authorized the company to make
this box avaliable for shipment on request only to my foreign
bussiness representative,though unname.

Hence, I want you to contact the the security company as my
bussiness partner / associate, after receiving the deposit
information from me to enable the company release the consigment to
you diplomatically, while I join you on the arrival of the box.

All you need to do is to help me contact the security company and
introduce yourself as my bussiness partner /associate, requesting
the shipment of the box to your address which you will provide. And
as soon as Diplomatic shipping agent approved the shipment and tell
you the arrival date of the box then I will join you to give you 15%
out of the total money instantly before I go on with the proposed
investment in your domain provided is secured and investment
friendly.

Please if you are interested and willing to represent me as my
bussiness partner/associate kindly write me as soon as possible.

I awaits for your urgent response. Best wishes Mrs Joy Egaekweri

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