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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:
  • "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. )
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: TOURE CHRISTELLE <christelletoure222@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: toure_chris22@yahoo.fr
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 01:50:16 +0900 (JST)
Subject: Hello , From Miss Christelle Toure

Sir ,

Please ,pardon me for any trouble this message may look to you .
I would like to explain to you in details as I can .
Please , I would like you to look into the message with carefullness ,With the interest and trust i am having on you . I got your contact through the net when I was looking for an honest person to help me transfer out my box , Because of the political problem here in my country .

My name is Miss Christelle Toure, My late parent are mr and mrs Mamadou Toure. My father was a cocao marchant and he has many business relations and associate base on the import and export of the cocoa. It was one of their meeting with his associates that he was poisoned by unknow person ,
According to what i where told , But the doctor discovered that he was poisoned ,I lost my mother when my where very young and father never remarry .

Before my father died in Nov 2004, He told me about a box he doposited in a security company here in Cote D'ivoire that contain the sum of $6.500.000 USD. This box was deposited as containing family valuables , That is the security company does not know the exact content of the box .

According to my father , some of is friend knew about how his business was moving well and the is why he was poisoned .

He advice my to move the box out of this place to a more secure country , And that is the main reason I contacted you to help me out in transferring this box from this place to your country .

I would like to know if ;

1, Can I trust you that you will not in any way betray me ?

Because i want you to conatct the security company and help me transfer the box to your country .

2, Help me in investing this money well into a good business. Because now I am 22 years old .

3, Once the box as been transfer to your country , You will help me to open some account on our names and also register me into good schools to continue our education and live with you .

Sir, i'm ready to give you 20% of the total money after your help .

Sir , i would like to know you willingness about my message .

May God be with you sir,

Miss Christelle




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