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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Agnes Gambore <agnes_gambore0003@yahoo.com.br>
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 09:16:17 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Can i trust you for help, Michiel Pronk.




Dear Sir/Madam, 
 
I got your contact information through internet search.
After reading your profile,I decided to contact you.
I know that this e-mail will come to you as a surprise,but I will like you to take it as an act of God to help me. 
 
My name is Miss Agnes Gambore.My Mother is from United States of America(USA) while my Father is from Zimbabwe in Africa.
My father and mother were living in USA.I was born in USA.
My mother died when I was only 7years and i am the only daughter to my parents. When I was 9years my Father took me to his town in Africa where he established a company which executed numerous contracts for Federal Government of Zimbabwe.
Since my Father returned to Africa,I have been with him till on the 1st of January,2008 my father died in a car accident while coming back from a political party meeting.
 
After the burial of my Father,his brothers(my uncles) sent me away.
They said that I am not the daughter of their brother,so they took all my father's properties and assets ranging from his houses,lands,company and other valuables.
They said that here in Africa,a woman does not have rights over her father's properties and as such they drove me away from my father’s house and denied me access to my father's assets and properties as well.
As you can see by now,I can not do anything to them because I am only 17years.
 
In this event,i have the documents my father used in depositing Eighteen Million,One Hundred Thousand United States Dollars(US$18,200,000.00) concealed in a trunk box with a security and finance company in Ghana.
The trunk box in consignment of money was deposited and falsely declared as family valuables.
However,no one knows about this deposit except me as his only child.
Before the death of my father,he disclosed to me about the safe-keeping of the money in a security and finance company.
 
My Father had wanted to use the above-mentioned money to establish another company in overseas preferably in Ghana.He handed over to me all the vital documents confirming the deposits.He told me assuming anything happens to him,i should take the documents and look for a reliable foreigner who will assist me to claim the trunk box from the security and finance company.
He also advised me to relocate the money to foreigner's(his or her) Country as the case may be and should not let the security and finance company to know about the content of the trunk box.
 
Since my father's family drove me away and I have no where to stay in Africa than to find way and means to return to USA,so i went to the security and finance company to claim the trunk box.
The Executive Director has agreed to release the trunk box to me as the bonafide next of kin of the depositor because i am the beneficiary of the trunk box which was deposited in my name by my father.
 
The policy of the security and finance company entails that i can not claim the deposited trunk box because i am only 17years.On my own,I can not handle such huge amount of money.This is my main reason of contacting you.
However,i want you to help me claim this trunk box from the security and finance company.
 
I would want the trunk box relocated to your country so that the money could be invested in a viable sector of your economy and in addition to enable me continue my education in your country too.
 
Please I will reward you with 20% of the money if you can assist me on this case.
 
You will be furnished with all the necessary documents concerning this purpose,if you accept/agreed to help me with trust,honesty and without any disappointment.

For us to proceed conveniently,you are requested to furnish me with these below listed information:
1)Your full names..................................................
2)Your telphone and fax numbers................................
3)Your residential address.....................................
4)Your age...........and occupation........................ 
 
I expect your quick response.

Thanks and God bless you,
Yours Sincerely,
Miss Agnes Gambore


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