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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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 us 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)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • l_lucy_1960@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Lucy Lucy <lucyl39@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: l_lucy_1960@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:41:56 -0800 (PST)
Subject: UNGRNT PLEASE


Message from Miss Lucy Punga
Hello, My name is Miss LUCY PUNGA. I am a girl of 22 years old and I am a
citizen of COTE D'IVOIRE (IVORY COAST IN WEST AFRICA), an orphan to the
late former (OBUETI) top cocoa dealer Mr. DOMLIC PUNGA who died in 2004
as a result of food poison suspected to be given to him by the plans of
his colleaques and uncles because of his fame and wealth, my mother
died when I was 6 years old.
I inherited a total sum of $4.6 million US dollars from my late
parents. This money which is concealed in a metallic trunk box is
deposited in a company in Ivory Coast under a
secret arrangement as a family treasure and African art works. This
means that the company does not know the real content of this
box that was sent from the United State of America to Ivory Coast under
a diplomatic coverage.
My main purpose of sending you this mail is because of the way I found
you and perhaps trustworthy to give this priority of shipping this box
of money to any address that you think is very secure and safe in place
with your percentage of which we shall chat on soon. I will come over
to your country to continue my education as soon as the funds is
claimed by you.
There is need for urgent action because I am paying demurrage charges
to the Company for safe keeping this consignment. I give
thanks immensely for your co-operation as I look forward to hearing
from you soonest.
Please do contact me through this email or through my other YAHOO
EMAIL address: (l_lucy_1960@yahoo.com ) As soon as I hear from you, I
will give you the details of this transcation and how you will contact
the Company for the immediate claim of this trunk box on my
behalf.

Best Regard,
LUCY PUNGA


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