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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • jimdave100@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "Jim Dave" <jim_dave@mixmail.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:35:46 +0100
Subject: "For your attention,"




FROM THE DESK OF
JIM DAVE.
CONTINENTAL TRUST BANK  PLC.
HEADQUARTERS COMPLEX,
25 MARINA STREET,AJAWUGA,
COTONOU,BENIN REPUBLIC.
 
For your attention,
 
A certain customer by name Mr Andrew Hungo came to our office and informed me that he want to close his account with us valued at $5,245.000.00 (Five Million Two Hundred and Fourty Five thousand Dollars) .He told me to package the money in a trunk box because he wanted to travel outside the country with his family and informed me that he will come back in one week time to collect money. So I packaged the money for him in a trunk box as he said waiting for him to come and collect it.
 
But for three weeks , the customer did not show up. I inquired about him and found out that he died along parakou express way on the 15th of may 2007 in a fatal motor accident on his way to his village to bring his family he wanted to travel out with. So, now I want you to help me receive the trunk box already stacked with the money as the owner is dead and the account has been closed.
 
Therefore, if you can help me receive this money, you get back to me and declare your interest to me so that I will arrange with the security company where I deposited the trunk box on how to send the box  that contains the fund $5,245.000.00 to you to keep till I come over to your country for the sharing of the money. As soon as you receive the fund, I will apply for a leave to enable me come over to your country and we will share the fund 40 percent for you and 60 percent for me.
 
If you are interest and ready to help me receive the fund, get back to me through my private email address below.
 
(jimdave100@yahoo.fr)
 
Note that this  is a risk free and pure real deal and as safe as anything you can think of  as I am the one that handled the whole transaction.
Waiting to hear from you soon and have a nice day.
 
Regards,
Jim Dave.

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