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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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: "john chuku" <kukukuku_555@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 13:05:57 +0000
Subject: ATTN

Dear Sir/Madam

Please sorry for writing you this ,Sir ,without prior acquaintances.It is
due to the pressing nature of me and my family members needing great
assistance from you.Our Father who was until his death a diamond and gold
merchant,and a political figure,highly respected in my country of
liberia,because of the present war situation by former president charles
taylor and rebel leader
general abdulla,we had to leave for Ghana.

Base on this,I as the eldest son have the mandate to seek for an assistance
from a trustworthy person to assist us towards retrieving our wealth and
base on the agreement made between both
parties on deposition,as requiring the claiming by ONLY HIMSELF,OR MYSELF
AND MYMUM AS THE NEXT OF KIN,but base on our situation now of financial
handicap,we need you to help us to settle outstanding demurhages and do a
change of ownership as OUR TRUSTEE/GUARANTOR for the
investment, to your name to facilitate the transfer Please i would like for
you to assistusinre ceivingour money,a substantial amount for any
investment,amounting to 28 millionU.S.Dollars which happens to be my last
and only known and existing heirloom inherited from
my late father.

Presently we are wanting to live the shores of Africa,we are determined by
any means,because of the great and grave uncertainty here in Africa.We will
do everthing necessary to leave Africa for
Europe for investments with our wealth, and you being a citizenship will
greatly increase our success towards coming and reduce taxations.

If you would assist me and my family,of course we will compensate,with 10%
of the total sum and reserve another 5% for any expenses you might incurr
during the transaction as assistance.Please send me your fax and phone
numbers for further discussions ,U.N/GHANA REFUGEE CAMP EXTENSION
BUDUMBURA,GHANA. please reply to (nnkaki_55@yahool.co.uk) and you can rech
me on this
number .00233=244=860232.
THANK YOU AND GOD BLESS.
NNKAKI {FOR THE FAMILY

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