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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:
  • "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 united states 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 "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "glory kone" <glorykone02@colombia.com>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 18:02:56 +0000
Subject: From: Mrs. Glory Kone


From: Mrs. Glory Kone
Dearest in Christ,

My name is Mrs. Glory Kone, I am married to late Mr. Ken Kone who was a
cocao marchant and died as a result of the war in my country. We were
married for twenty years without a child. He died after a brief illness that
lasted for only four days.Since his death I decided not to remarry. When my
late husband was alive he deposited the sum of Ten Million united states
dollars in a Commercial Security Company my Late Husband told me that the
money is in a trunk box that the Security Company did not know that the
trunk box is money, he made me to understand that he deposited the money and
declare the trunk box as family valuable. Recently, I was confirmed to be
suffering from Cancer and the Doctors informed me that I will not last for
the next two months. Hence I decided to donate this fund to a church
mission, organization or good person that will utilize this money to help
the poor.Please, contact me as soon as you receive this message if you are
able to handle this project by assuring me of your willingness and
capabilities.
To God be the Glory
Mrs. Glory Kone

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