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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)
  • "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)
  • "contact the diplomat" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: john brown <johnbrown321@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnbrown432@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2008 11:13:28 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND,



DEAR FRIEND, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME ATTENTION BY READING THIS MAIL .MY FULL NAME IS MASTER JOHN BROWN, AND AS I WRITE YOU NOW MY TWO TRUNK BOXES ARE ABROAD WITH THE DIPLOMAT A GHANAIANCITIZEN, AND THE TWO TRUNK BOXES WAS SUPPOSED TO BE DELIVERED TO ONE MR.DALE KISER BUT HE DIED SUDDENLY IN A GHASTLY CAR ACCIDENT,AS I WRITE YOU ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS COVERING MY TWO TRUNK BOXES HAVE BEEN OBTAINED BY THE LATE DALE KISER MY FORMER BENEFICIARY. I HAVE ALSO COPIES OF ALL THE DOCUMENTS THAT IS BACKING MY TWO TRUNK BOXES WITH AN ATTORNEY,I LOST MY MOTHER THREE WEEKS AGO FOLLOWING THE SHOCK OF THE LATE DALE KISER SHE HEARD,I AM READY TO GIVE TO YOU 40% OF MY TOTAL MONEY IF YOU HELP ME RECEIVE MY BOXES,I WILL BE GLAD TO GIVE YOU THE CONTACT OF THE DIPLOMAT FOR THE COLLECTION OF THE BOXES WITH YOUR SUPPORT TO ASSIST,BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN ABROAD NOW FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AND HE HAS BEEN TROUBLING ME TO LOOK FOR TRUSTED FAMILY PERSON BEEN MY FRIEND,I THANK GOD I GOT YOUR CONTACT AND I WOULD HAVE CALLED YOU BUT I DID NOT HAVE MONEY TO BUY CREDIT IN MY PHONE AS AT THAT TIME.OF THE BOXES WITH YOUR SUPPORT TO ASSIST,BECAUSE HE HAS BEEN ABROAD NOW FOR ABOUT FOUR WEEKS AND HE HAS BEEN TROUBLING ME TO LOOK FOR TRUSTED FAMILY PERSON BEEN MY FRIEND,I THANK GOD I GOT YOUR CONTACT AND I WOULD HAVE CALLED YOU BUT I DID NOT HAVE MONEY TO BUY CREDIT IN MY PHONE AS AT THAT TIME. MY TWO TRUNK BOXES HAVE A COMBINATION LOCK AND KEYS LOCK ALSO,I HAVE THE TWO KEYS WITH ME HERE IN GHANA,I CAN AS WELL HAVE THEM DHL TO YOU AS SOON AS YOU WANT THEM TO GET TO YOU,BUT I WILL NOT WANT YOU TO DISCLOSE THE CONTENT OF MY BOXES TO THE DIPLOMAT BECAUSE MY MOTHER TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS FAMILY BELONGING THAT WE HAVE IN THE BOXES,YOU CAN ALSO CLARIFY ALL THIS FROM OUR FAMILY ATTORNEY TOO KOFI ASIEDU ESQ. Here is the code numbers of the box.Box code number... DE8629FA.I WILL WAIT FOR YOUR REPLY EMAIL TO ME SO THAT I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO CONTACT THE DIPLOMAT FOR MY BOXES. THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN,YOURS, SONJOHN BROWN
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