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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. )
  • "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 country for safe keeping" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • sjhnsonkid@hotmail.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Solomon Johnson <sjhnsonkid113@yahoo.com.ph>
Reply-To: sjhnsonkid@hotmail.fr
Date: Tue, 27 Jan 2009 06:44:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Investment purposes.


Mr Solomon johnson
Zone 4 Avenue,
Abidjan - Cte d'Ivoire.

Dearest One,

It is my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my mother intend to establish in your country.It may sound like a hoax, but it is 100% REALITY.

I got your contact on the net in my search for a partner abroad. Though I have not met with you before but I believe,one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. There is this amount of One million five hundred U.S dollars($1,500,000.00) which my late father Packaged in a trunk box and deposited this money with a Security company here in Abidjan-Cote d'Ivoire for safe keeping before he was assassinated by unknown persons.

My Father Registered this box and deposited it as a family valuables belonging to his business partner Abroad,he did not register the box as cash so that no one will not tamper with it,even as i am writing to you now the security company dont know that the box contains money,it is only me and you know that the box is cash and i want it to be kept secret between us untill it is delivered to your country.

Now I and my mother decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.We want you to help us stand as my father foreign business partner to claim the box and ensure that the box was moved from here to your country without anyone knowing its content for investment purposes on these areas Like:

1). Real estate
2). The transport industry
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to us we will be pleased to offer to you five-hundred thousand USD As soon as you received the box. Please, I want you to focus your mind in this transaction for this is risk free ,legal and Genuine business. I ask for your assistance and permission to submit your name as my late Father foreign partner for release of this consignment and transfer/export to your country for safe keeping and investment..

I await your soonest response.

Please always send your reply to: sjhnsonkid@hotmail.fr

Respectfully yours,
Mr. Solomon johnson






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