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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:
  • "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 state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • suo_wilson@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: suo_wilson@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:55:55 +0800 (CST)
Subject: PRIVATE MESSAGE



Dearest One              


With due respect and humility I write you this letter which I believe you would be of great assistance to me .I am Miss Suo Wilson, the  only  child to late Dr.Peter Wilson of blessed memory. Prior to my father's assassination by the rebel forces loyal to the revolutionary United Front (RUF), he was the Director General National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra-Leone.  


It is my  desire to contact you on honesty and sincerity to assist  me  stand as my guidian and beneficiary  in retrieving the metalic trunk box containing   the sum of $.USD$1.500,000 (One million five hundred thousand United State Dollars) deposited by my father late Dr.Peter Wilson to your country for investment.I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust and confidence in you as we get to know each other  better.
 
So please I want to know if you will be of assistance but first I want to get to know you better. I am  willing to offer you 25%   of the total money contain in the box for your effort input after the successful retrieval of the box of money for investment purpose to your country. Indicate your interest towards assisting me also help relocate me from this country to your country  to further my education and help me invest my part after the money  is in your country.
 
Please, I am waiting for your kind reply.Please reply to this my email box  (suo_wilson@yahoo.fr)

Best regards, and God blessings and guidance
Miss Suo Wilson.


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