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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:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "marras morgan" <marrasmorgan@msn.com>
Reply-To: princemorgan2005@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 11:19:38 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION URGENTLY NEEDED

ATTN:Dear,

Calavery greetings in the name of our lord and i
wishes you compliments of the season.

I must introduced myself Willams S. Morgan
(Prince) a son of late business mugul from
Liberia but rightnow based in benin cotonou.

ASSISTANCE:

My father was killed by the formal President of
Liberia Charles Taylor who is on exile in Nigeria,my
father was killed due Diamond deal as his business
inclined and based on this all top people that are
into this business were crosstars and killed by his
evil men.


My father lodged a huge sum of ( $ 16 000.000 USD) with my favour
in the Ecowas Bank Security Vault, BENIN COTONOU,as you
may know that we are Only Two in the family which i
and my younger brother who is still undergraduate in
the university.


In a nutshell i seek for your assistance to this
effects whereby you come to my aide for transfering of
this fund to your private account,and after which make
for my travelling documents to meeting with you
immediately

You were introduced to me from a friend to my late
father that you are a clergy with a fear of God and
very capable to handle this fund.I‘ m still at BENIN for
security reasons till the successful of this transfer
and all communications via email---I m with every
covering documents to effects this fund as per the
lodged in the Bank security Vault.

Please may the love of God be with you and your
bearings---Amen.

Your urgent response is higly needed.

Yours sincerely.
Prince Willams .S. Morgan.

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