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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Rose Winnie <mrswinnied46@freecoming.com>
Reply-To: rosewd46@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2008 19:10:57 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: Dearest one,


Dearest one,
My name is Rose Winnie from Philipine,The wife of .Dr Jemias Winnie who was the Deputy Secretary General in (cote d'ivoire abidjan).who is recently died after a brief illness that lasted for only four days. in cote d'ivoire on the 27 may 2006.Before my late husband died,we inherited sum total of ($18,500.000 USD. from some cocoa business import we made with my late husband, this money which i put in a metallic trunk box
and deposited it in a security and finance company in abroad.

This deposit was coded under a secret arrangement as a family treasure. This means that the security company does not know the content of this trunk box. Since the death of my late husband,the cote d'ivoire government has blocked me and my late husband account and also my late husband family has succeed in collecting from me all the properties of my late husband.trying to leaveme with nothing based on there persinal intrest.

I am contacting you because I want you to help me in securing the money in the vault bypaying only the courier diplomatic shipment charges to your country for the future of our children.since my late husband family made it impossible for me to move out of the house and they are monitoring my room phone call through the house extentions.

I hope to trust you as who will not sit on this money when you claim it.i made up my mind to give you 20% of the total money for your help, after you have secured the box for my kids future.
Hopping to hear from you.
Rose Winnie

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