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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "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: suzana vaye <mrssuzanavaye_2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2006 05:05:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: GOOD NEWS


Dear Amarjit Singh
My Name is Mrs Suzana Vaye,The wife of Mr.Nuhan
Vaye,Deputy Minister of public Works, Republic of
Liberia, who was Killed by Former Liberian President
CHARLES TAYLOR on July 14th 2003 on allegation of
being an accessory after the fact of a coup Plot. see
:http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
Before my husband was killed, he secretly siphoned the
sum of $25,000,000 million USD (twenty-five million
United states dollars) out of Liberia and deposited
the money with a Bank here in Ghana. He declared that
the consignment was solid gold and his foreign
business partner owned it.
I am contacting you because
I want you to go to the Bank and claim the money on my
behalf since he have declared that the consignment
belong to his foreign business partner. You shall also
be required to assist me to invest the money in your
country.
I hope to trust you as a God fearing person
who will not sit on this money when you claim it,
rather assist me properly, I expect you to declare
what percentage of the total money you will take for
your assistance,
My Offer is 40%.Let me know your
view. When I receive your positive response I will let
you know where the Bank is and the documents to enable
claim the money which is very important from the Bank
For now, let all our communication should be by e-mail
because my line are right now connected to the
Liberian Telecommunication Network services,

I WILL CONTACT YOU IMMDEIATELY YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO
ASSIST US CLAIM THIS MONEY

Please also send me your telephone and fax number, and your contact address

Thank you and God bless you and family.
Mrs.Suzana Vaye

N.B ATTACT TO THIS MAIL IS MY ID CARD



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