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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. )
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: juliana emma <emma_juliana106@yahoo.co.jp>
Reply-To: emmajuliana2000@yahoo.cn
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 20:02:34 +0900 (JST)
Subject: FROM MISS JULIANA EMMA PLEASE I NEED YOUR HELP

I am Juliana Emma Kwame a female in Cte d'ivoire of 22 years of age.I am the first daughter of my parents with my 15 years yonger brother john Emma as the only children of my father and mother. However, I wish to inform you that my father was the commander of the ancient Ashanti Kingdom in Cte
d'ivoire and there was a controversial scandal going on into the Gold Sector of the Government whereby the government requested he should over influence a contract to the sum of US$10,000,000.Ten Million dollars to their personal benefits as top officials of the government.

To the refusal of my late father to this proposal,they have to kill him to have their way for their own selfish interest. But before the death of my father,he told me that he deposited the sum of (US$5,500,000.dollars) with a security company in the box as consignments but registered them as
precious items and personal effects. He told me that incase if anything happens to him that, I should make sure I find a foreign partner that will help us move the consignments out from the security company and invest the funds. He also warned us not to associate with any of his friends down here
or members of the family for our own safety.

I want you to know that he gave me the Certificate of Deposit of the funds, Consignment Control Label Number and Transfer Freight Manifest and I will supply you with these documents once you agree to help us and have only 20% of the total funds after your efforts.I am honourably seeking your
assistance in the following ways. and i contacted you with good faith beleive me.the whole documents conerning this transaction is with me please my dear i need your help now.Hope to hear from you so that I will inform you what to do next.

Please feel free to contact me with this my private email address:

Thanks and God bless you.
Best Regards.


Juliana Emma Kwame






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