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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • missoshdiaz@centrum.sk
  • 3amissoshdiaz@centrum.sk

Fraud email example:

From: "Osh Diaz" <diazosh@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2008 17:58:52 +0200
Subject: From:Miss Osh Diaz.


From:Miss Osh Diaz.
Confinement house.
Manilla,Phillipine.
email:missoshdiaz@centrum.sk <email%3Amissoshdiaz@centrum.sk>

WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE.
Hi Dear

I am very sorry to had infringe into your privacy without permission but
please with all humility i solicit your attention to hear me out.I am Miss
Osh Diaz, a filippino by nationality, and a Yong Girl who has suufered so
much for offence i never committed.

Honestly I would love to have a long lasting relationship with you ,if
possible entrusting my life time fortune into your possession,as now I am
broken hearted and needs someone to trust and to really confide on, without
remembering my past and forsaken experiences from my close confidants and
family.

I am really in need of someone, who would take me for whom I am and as a
life time partner, after making claims of my deposited life fortuned in
Abroad. Well, from your profile, I believe in my heart that you ought to be
a very honest person.I would like to give you a brief description of my life
autobiograph I was once the mistress of our President, Joseph Estrada, and
during his tenure in office, I was often used as a courier in depositing
his(the president) funds, in the Europe,and Africa because of my honesty but
his wife Madam Loi and her son-Jude, accused me of having secret affair with
the president ,this led to fabrication of all kind of allegation against
just to disrepute my honestly earned fame .

But, not quite long, I was arrested, together with his wife and son, in
connection with the 27th July, 2003, failed coup for working in the
household of the ex-president Joseph Estrada .Althought i was later granted
bailed as there was no substantial evidence against me , now I have been
released but under security watch within state confinement with limited
opportunity to reach the outside world to prove my innocence.

All, I want from you is to assist me make claims of some funds, I did
deposited in metallic truck box in security company in Coted Ivoire-a remote
states in Africa. Every other deposit have been consficated and seized by
the the government of Madam Gloria the President of republic of philippine
.But, this one is the only one they could not see, as I did kept the deposit
certicate and deposit agreetment with one of my close confidant.

The Amount being deposited is (11 Million United states dollars),as this was
the money that was supposed to be used by the President to acquire some
properties in Africa. All, I want from you, now is honesty and sincerity, as
soon as this money is claimed by you, I will look for a way out and sneaked
out of Abidjan and travel down to meet you in your country , the shipment
cost and demurrage has being taken care of as at the time of deposit.I would
like us to go investment partnership together,in investing this money in
your country and anywhere else you prefer.

I will send you my Photo, and the deposit certificate and authoritative
agreetment which i am prapared to forward to you with more hint on how to
reach the security company to retrieve and request the shipment of the
metallic box containing fund on my behalf to your country while i join you
at convenient time for joint investment if you desire.In addition to this i
promise to give you an instant reward out of the total sum for your kind and
sincere assistance.

Please reply this email with your full correspondence informations us enable
me proceed fast.
Sincerely,
Miss Osh Diaz.

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