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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. )
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: nenita villaran <v_nenitav12@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2008 09:33:57 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: from ms nenita




=A0
I am Miss Nenita Victor the only daugther of Mr VICTOR KUBA. He was the
Chairman of Sierra Leone Diamond and Gold Mining Corporation. In the short
lived Government of Major=A0 John Paul Koromah where he also served as the =
Finance Minister against the desires of Alhadji Tijan Kabbah the outset Pre=
sident (then in exile).
After seven months, Major John Koromah Military Government was outset by
the combined forces of West African Countries (ECOMOG), and Alhadji Tijan
Kabbah=A0 was reinstalled as civilian President on February 13th 1998. Upon=
his
resumption, he ordered for the arrest and detention of my late father=A0 an=
d six
other men who served in various capacities in the short lived Government of
military junta led by Major Paul Koromah.
=A0
They were charged for complicity in the coup that kept him out of power for
seven months. After six months in military detention camp my late father wa=
s
announced dead by the government special press release.Though, I do not
know to what extent you are familiar with events and crisis in
Sierra-Leone. However, during the disturbances and prior to my father
death, he gave me a certificate meant for a secret deposit he made in a
security company in=A0 Abidjan. The deposit is worth Twenty Three Million S=
even Hundred Thousand US Dollars ($ 23,700,000) in cash, concealed and secu=
rely locked in one
trunk=A0 box. The box was placed under privilege deposit and declared as co=
ntaining
Gold and precious stones. Non of the security company officials is aware of
the real content of the box. According to my Late father, part of the money
was paid to the corporation by it's overseas customer in the heat of the=20
crisis.

My father made the deposit and instructed the security company that his
foreign partner will come for the claim after five years.On the strengh of
the above I fled to Abidjan, where I am presently residing under refugee
status, however, I have gone to the security company to confirm the deposit
and establish ownership as (next of kin). But I was advised that I should
come with my father foreign partner before they release the box to me.Right
now, I need your assistance urgently in moving this fund abroad, when the
fund is properly secured we will jointly invest in high yielding stock and
business on your advice in your country.
=A0
My problem now is to look for a reliable person who will assist me to make
sure that this money is out of Cote d'Ivoire because of the political
crisis in this Country,which have divided this Country into two,with the
rebels in north,which I and my mother is greatly afraid,because recently
there is clash between the french troops and the government troops,which
everybody is afraid of the forthcoming presidential election.

I will reward your immediate assistance because I can not do these on my
own due to my refugee status and ignorance of the business world. Your
urgent reply indicating your interest will help me in no small measure to
stop further contact, all other details will be made known to you and more
importantly you have to treat this transaction as confidential as the hope
of my entire family's survival is placed on this money.send mail for more=
=20
details as soon as you receive this mail.
Awaiting your immediate response, God bless you.
Yours sincerely,
Miss Nenita Victor.
=0A=0A=0A

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