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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:
  • "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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +31643131298 (Netherlands, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • loiusjones@myway.com
  • liousjones@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.LIOUS JONES" <liousjonescc@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Aug 2006 22:15:42 +0000
Subject: THANK YOU

Greetings to you, I know this email will be as a surprise to you, My name is DR.LIOUS JONES, I am the financial controller of the former Liberian president MR.CHARLES TAYLOR who is to be tried in The Hague the Netherlands for the accusation of involvement in war crimes both in Liberia country and in neighboring Sierra Leone. Before he was apprehended by the United Nation Security Council in Nigeria west Africa, he instructed me being his finance controller to look for a capable hand (Some One) who will invest his money (TAYLOR USD$120,000.000.00 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) for a period of 10 years, the trustee of the money will have 5% (still negotiable) of the total sum for his/her time and effort to go into business partnership with him, while the remaining 95% will be invested in any profitable business of the trustee choice.

The contract can be renew after ten years if the business is growing good, and the interest will be shared as 75% for MR.CHARLES TAYLOR and 25% for you.

If you are prepared to work with Mr. President to invest this money, call me on +31-643-131-298. Or email: loiusjones@myway.com

Please note this transaction is strictly confidential and if you are not interested, kindly disregards this proposal and do accept my apology.


DR.LOIUS JONES
TAYLOR FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
Email: liousjones@myway.com

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