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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 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)
  • ",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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "katila julie" <mlle.juliekatila3@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jul 2008 15:32:25 +0000
Subject: Beloveth One


Dear Respectful Beloveth One,

I am Miss Katila Julie from Cote d'ivoire .

My father late Mr.Katila Norbert was serving executive chairman of board
of the Cocoa exporting board until his death.
He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising.
Before his death he told me he had Five Million Dollars (US$5.000.000)
deposited here in Abidjan , Côte d´Ivoire in a private security company. My
father told me, the Five Million dollars ($5,000,000.00) was meant for
investment in Europe before his untimely death.
I have all the documents including the certificate of deposit of the trunk
in the security company which my father handed over to me when he was at the
hospital.

He instructed me to look for a foreign partner who will help me to receive
the trunk box in (his or her) country and also assist me to come over to his
country to continue with my education and also help me to locate a
profitable investment that will be profitable to both of us till I finish
with my education and join him or her in the investment he might have
established with the money the time I was in school. I do not know anything
concerning business investment at present.

I will be more than happy if you accept my request to help me and receive
the trunk box which contains the money into your country or any safer place
as the beneficiary and recipient of the trunk on my behalf.
Please note that the security company does not know the content of the box.

Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded. Now permit me to ask
these few questions:

1. Can you honestly help me imagine I am your child?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. I have decided to offer you 20 % of the total sum.
4. How can you assist me also in moving away from this place?

Thank you so much.
Miss Julie

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