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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "VILLARAN NENITA" <v_nenita2008@ig.com.br>
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:16:07 +0200
Subject: Re: From Mrs. Villaran Nenita very Urgent


*Dearest One,

I am Mrs. Villaran Nenita, A complete Citizen of Philippine Presently in
Abidjan CotdéIvoire I ran to this country on assylum to save my life. I lost
my husband and two children due to political crisis. My late husband was
formaly the director of Currency Operation in the printing and Minting
Security Services in Philippine before his death. Please I am contacting you
on trust to help me and henceforth seeking your kind understanding to stand
as my legal trustee, foreign investor and help me to receive fund from the
UK Treasuary/Finance office London to enable me to come over to your country
for my health care and good investment thereafter.

There are lots of political-treatening/crisis in my country which resulted
to my moving the sum of Twelve Million (USD $12,000,000) to the UK
treasuary/Finance office, Dept of Foreign assets control and Regulation, for
self keeping. I will give you their contact details for more inquiry.

I would have love to stay in this country Ivory Coast, but there is also
crisis here
Based on my late husbands position and the situation of things arround me,
I am not allowed by law to make any external transaction or communication.
Even here in this country, I do not expose myself. I want us to follow the
legal process so that you can receive this fund in your account anywhere for
investment.*

*By this way, you will be required to contact the UK Treasuary/Finance
office, Dept of Foreign Assets Countrol and Regulations and inqure about the
fund.
I need the following informations from you.

1. Name
2. Address
3. Phone and Fax number
4. Occupation
5. Your International Passport

As soon as I hear from you, I will send you my International Passport and
give you the name of the contact person in London and the documents from
the Treasuary office covering the deposited mount. Thanks and God bless. I
wait for your mail for details.

Mrs. Villaran Nenita.*

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