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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs.Sonia Benson" <3femia@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: s_benson11@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 20:49:45 +0000
Subject: I need your quick reply please

Abou Benson.
C/o Eglise St.Paul. (Catholic church )
Grand Yoff,Dakar Senegal.

Good evening sir,

My name is Abou Benson the son of late Major Joseph Benson of Liberia.I and my sister are stranded here in Senegal where we are presently staying under united nation as refugee.Please we want you to help us and bring us to your country so that we can complete our education.Our father deid during the war in our country and we come down here with the help of the militant group together with my mum ,but my mum died on january this year after her neck surgery in the hospital here.we are tied of life here because no on care for us. The money my father deposited here in the bank before his untimely death we went to collect it but they refused due to our refugee statues.

Please if you can help us and take us to your place we promised to be your children and you will manage the money deposited in my name as the next of kin for us as we shall be happy to continue our education.I am 18 years while my sister is 16 years.Please help us we are suffering here.

I am waiting for your reply.
Have a nice day.
Abou.

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