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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:
  • "the consignment" (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 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)
  • "you will take 25%" (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 me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a "dying widow" scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Asiyah Ahmed" <mrsasiyahahmed1@ldsliving.com>
Reply-To: mrsasiyahahmed@rockectmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:39:13 +0200
Subject: My Dearest Friend, PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND GET BACK TO ME.


*My Dearest Friend, *

*How are you today and your family? I do believe that God is really in
control.Please, I would like to introduce myself as Mrs* *Asiyah Ahmed, of
Republic of Benin,widow to Late Alhaji Usman Ahmed(for Consular of the
Benin,I have been recently been diagnosed of Cancer of the Pelvics. I am
writing from my sick bed.

Please consider this transaction on it's content and not the fact that you
have not known me before. I need not to dwell on how I came by your contact
information because there are many such possibilities these days.I decided
to do this with you after praying over the situation.

There is this US$15.000.000 Million ,my Late husband deposited in the
Security Company Benin in two Trunk Boxes of which I am the next of kin .
With my health condition and because my husband and I have only one son who
is 14years old, I am looking for a credible person to whom I will pass the
right of next of kin so that he will take good care of my son.As he is only
a little boy.Your are to adopt him as your son.

This person will apply to the Security Company and request for the release
of the fund to your Country or you will come to Benin to signed for the
fund. This is on the condition that you will take 25%of the fund for
yourself, 5% used for expenses, 30% for my son,while you will use the
remaining 40% for the less privilege people in the society.

This is in fulfilment of the last request of my husband: that a substantial
part of the fund be used to carter for the less privileges Madrassas and
also to orphanages especially to children who has no parents.

If this condition is acceptable to you, you should contact me immediately
with your full names and contact information so that I will send you contact
of my lawyer who will help you and i have handed over all the documents that
the company gave to my husband when the consignment was deposited to him.
then he will direct you on how to contact the company directly, and demand
from them the proceedure towards retrieving the consignment from their
company.

I cannot predict what will be my faith by the time the fund will be
transferred into your account,but you should please ensure that the fund is
used as i have described above.*

**

*And also attach to me in your return mail your personal details for
familiarity,May the good Lord bless you.*

**

*1.Your Full Names

2.Your Age/ Sex

3.Your Marital Status

4.Your Occupation


5.Your Mobile Numbers/Fax


6.Your International Passport/Working ID/Driving License.*
* *
*I look forward to your response. *
* *
* Best Regards, *
* Mrs Asiyah Ahmed. *
* *
* *

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