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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)
  • "dear beloved," (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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "your humble assistance" (a common phrase found 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: <jenn_williams20065@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2009 07:25:06 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Jennifa, Crying for help.

My dear beloved, i am just 21 years old and a Secondary School Level and really don't know what to do. This is because i have suffered a lot of set backs, as a result of incessant political crisis here in Ivory coast. Coupled that i have been chased out of my Fathers House, all because i dont want
to tell his Brothers any thing about my Fathers Wealth which they have plan to take over from me all because i am still a small girl,

My dearest one, I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistance in this regards. Your suggestions and ideas will be highly regarded, I want you to assist me retreived this trunk box out from the Security Companys Custody, and shipped it direct to your Country, And as soon as you received
it, You will now make an arrangement for me to come over to your Country in other to continue my Education and also to invest that money into Bussines relationship with you,

I will be waiting for your urgent reply immediately you read this message, and Please if you find this mail offensive, please ignor it and accept my appology, Thanks once again, and may God almighty bless you and your Family, kindly get back to me as soon as possible so that i will send to you all
the documents which was sign by my late Father on the day he made this deposit, including the contact of the Security Company, so that you can contact them on how this trunk box will be retreived and also be sent direct to you in your Country,

Thanks till i hear from you,

Yours Beloved
Jennifa Williams.




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