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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • susan_mendy1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: susan mendy <susan_mendy2@yahoo.ie>
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 09:12:54 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RE; I NEED YOUR SERVICES AND HELP. Mr.Amarjit Singh


DEAR SIR,

RE; I NEED YOUR SERVICES AND HELP.

MY NAME IS SUSAN MENDY TAYLOR AND MY BROTHER,S NAME IS MICHAEL TAYLOR WE ARE THE CHILDREN OF FOMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT WHO IS CURRENTLY UNDER DETENTION WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY COUNCIL IN SIERE-LEONE.

THE UNITED NATIONS IS PROBING HIM FOR WAR CRIMES AND EMBEZZLEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS TOTALLING OVER 1.4 BILLION EUROS.
DURING MY FATHER,S TENURE AS THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, HE MAINTAINED A GOOD BUNINESS RELATIONS WITH THE SINGAPORIAN GOVERNMENT EVEN IN TIMES OF SERIOUS ECONOMIC CHALLENGES, HE ASSISTED THE COUNTRY IN HARMONIZATION, MONETIZATION AND CONSOLIDATION OF DEMOCRATIC GAINS.

AT THIS TIME, THE GOVERNMENT HAS CONFISTICATED ALL HIS PROPERTIES AND CASH DISCOVERED IN VARIOUS BANK ACCOUNTS. WE HAVE NOW WITH THE HELP OF OUR PILOT FAMILY FRIEND MADE AWAY WITH THE SUM OF 10 MILLION EUROS FROM SINGAPORE INTO DUBAI , UNITED ARAB EMIRATE. PRESENTLY, WE ARE LODGING IN A HOTEL IN DUBAIAND THE MONEY HAS BEEN SECRETLY DEPOSITED IN A SECURICOR AROUND THE AIRPORT AXIS.

WE CANNOT BRING OUT THE MONEY BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO OPEN A BANK ACCOUNT IN U.A.E. THEREFORE, WE NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE URGENTLY TO HELP US CLEAR THIS MONEY FROM THE SECURICOR AND POSSIBLY INVEST THE MONEY IN YOUR LINE OF BUSINESS.

WE ARE WILLING TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY IF YOU ARE INTERESTED .
PLEASE ONLY REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS; susan_mendy1@yahoo.fr

BEST REGARDS,
SUSAN/MICHEAL.


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