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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 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Dorcas Vitalis <dorcas19116ii@yahoo.cn>
Reply-To: dorcas19116@centrum.sk
Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:58:20 +0800 (CST)
Subject: From Miss Dorcas Vitalis, (Please I need your urgent response)


Dearest,

Please permit me to introduce my self to you and my reason for contacting you.

My name is Miss Dorcas Vitalis, from Ivory Coast in West Africa. I am 22 years old and the only daughter of my late parents Mr.and Mrs.Nora Vitalis.

My father was a business man(a cocoa merchant) who operated in the capital of Ivory coast during his days. It is sad to say that he passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad on the 12th Feb 2003.

Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have mastermind by one of his sibling who was partnering with him and also travelled with him on that trip but only god knows the truth!

My mother died when I was just 4 years old and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on 12th Feb 2003,

he called the secretary who accompanied them on the trip and gave her a letter for me. In the letter he explained that he deposited One Metallic Trunk Box that contains $6.5 million US Dollars (Six million five hundred thousand USD) in a private security company here in Abidjan.

He also explained that it was because of little differences between him and his sibling over wealth that angered he to poisoned him. He adviced that I should carefully look for a god fearing person in any country of my choice outside Africa who can help me claim the trunk box and to invest the money in a good business.

Now, I want you to assist me claim this money so it can be invest in a viable business in your country.

I am just 22 years old and I really don't have any business experience, that is why I want you to stand as my guardian to claim the money and to invest it in a good business in your country so I can come there to further my education.

Please, I really need your help and your urgent response will be greatly appreciated.

I am looking forward to hearing from you

My sincere regards,

Miss Dorcas Vitalis,


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