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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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. )
  • "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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • davidwilliams@ommail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID WILLIAMS" <dvdwilliams7@ig.com.br>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 14:05:32 +0200
Subject: FROM YOUNG DAVID WILLIAMS


*Dear **,*
*
Permit me to inform you my heart desire for a fund investment in your
country.I got your contact when I was searching for a foreign partner here
in Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
* *I am Mr. David Williams, (davidwilliams@ommail.com**) 22 years old, the
only son of late Dr and Mrs. kumba Williams. My father was a very wealthy
Oil dealer in Vietnam. Although my Father was a native of Sierra Leone.
Happily married to Mrs grace williams, unfortunately lost the marriage at he
expense of death during breast cancer operation in 1990 in Houston( USA),
when I was 5 years old and since then i become the only source of his joy.*
**
*My father later died in the year 2006, He was poisoned to death by his
close business associates on one of their outings on a business trip. Before
the death of my father on match 19th 2006, in a private hospital in
Freetown, he confide to me of a deposit of 83 (Eighty Three Milliom United
State dollars Only he concealed in a SECURITY COMPANY in Vietnam on JANUARY
2005 that he used my name being the only son as the next of kin when he
deposited the money.*
**
*THE FUND WAS concealed IN TRUNK boxes as "family valuables and precious
items".My father used this method to deposit the boxes safely through a
diplomatic channel. They security company has no knowledge of the content.
He gave me all the necessary Document for the claim, And he advise me that I
should seek for a reliable someone who will Direct me on where to invest
this money.*
**
*I arrived here (Vietnam) not quite long ago, since my uncle wanted this
certificate of deposit by all means as he has succeeded in repertrating all
my father's property as the African culture permited,their contious
enterogation have made life very unbearable for me. Only to get the deposit
certificate from me, because he found the deposit from the WILL my father
made when the illness was too Serious and he included the deposit in the
Vietnam.*
**
*The wife have serve me a delicious poisoned rice meal last time, but for
the Divine mercy the daughter secretly whispered to me not to eat the meal,
I waisted the meal to the bin only to find two dead rat on the bin the
following morning and that made me to run away immediately.*
**
*Beside, I have claimed the Deposit now in Vietnam, The consignment is
presently in my deposal. Although the money is still in printing dye Form
because of security reason.*
**
*I am now looking for your help in two conditions. I have finalized in my
mind that i will use this money to build a Hotels in any part of the world
and investing in a real estate as well.*
**
*Therefore, if you can help me to get a land in any part of your country
where I can start the project and guild me to the successful end, I will
reach an Agreement with you that you will be entitle of life share holder of
10% of any income that come for the project.*
*Due to my age, I cannot move this money to any place so I would like you to
come over here so we can move this money to your Country. And you will
assure me that you will never betray me in any condition ever before we move
to conclusion of this buisness.*
*I am ready to offer you 10% of the total income for your help. But if may
be you are not in better position to help. Please let me know. So that I can
look for another helper. I am with the certificate of deposit upon demand. I
will show you. Looking forward to your kind reply soonest and May God bless
you.*
**
*Call me fore more information on Phone +84-1696-793762.
Please reply only on the following email address for security reason.
(davidwilliams@ommail.com)*
*
Sincerely*
*David Williams*

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