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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "princess joyce adams" <princessjoyce006@gmail.com>
Reply-To: princessjoyce@ymail.com
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 2008 10:16:52 +0000
Subject: YOUR HELP IS NEEDED URGENTLY.


Hello Friend,

Good day and Compliments, I am writing this letter in confidence believing
that if it is the wish of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty
will bless and reward you aboundantly and you would never regreat this. I am
Princess Joyce adams a female student of Université de Ouagadougou, Burkina
Faso.

I am 24 yrs old. I'd like any person who can be caring, loving and home
oriented. I will love to have a long-term relationship with you and to know
more about you. I would like to build up a solid foundation with you in time
coming if you can be able to help me in this transaction. Well, my father
died earlier two months ago and left I and my junior brother behind. He was
a king, which our town citizens titled him over sixteen years before his
death.

I was a princess to him and I am the only person who can take care of his
wealth now because my junior brother is still young and my mother is not
literate enough to know all my father's wealth. He left the sum of
US$15,000,000.00 (Fifthen Million United State Dollars) in a security
company in Ouagadougu Bukina Faso.This money was annually paid into my late
fathers account from Shell petroleum development company (SPDC) and chevron
oil company operating in our locality for the compensation of youth and
community development in our jurisdiction.

So he put the money in a box from his bank account and got it locked up with
a security code known to me only, and he deposited the box with some of my
luggages with the Security and Insurance Company, who render private
diplomatic delivery service and he told them that the two boxes are my
luggages,then he paid them up their custody and security fee, but he did not
tell them that the boxes contain money in order to make everything secure
and safe.

I don't know how and what I will do to invest this money somewhere in
abroad, so that my father's kindred will not take over what belongs to my
father and our family, which they were planning to do without my present
because I am a female as stated by our culture in the town.

Now,i urgently need your humble assistance to move this money from the
security company to you because the security fee's is due, That is why I
felt happy when I saw your contact because I strongly believe that by the
grace of God, you will help me invest this money wisely. I am ready to pay
20% of the total amount to you if you help us in this transaction and
another 10% interest of Annual After Income to you, for handling this
transaction for us, which you will strongly have absolute control over. If
you can handle this project sincerely and also willing to assist me in
lifting this fund, kindly reach me.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% risk free and I hope to commence
the transaction as quick as possible,and I am counting on you with trust and
I will appreciate your trust towards this and hoping to hear from you and to
meet you in person. Let me hear you as soon as possible I will send you my
photograph as soon as I hear from you.

Yours sincerely,
Princess J.Adams.
00226 766 332 40.

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