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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.
  • luttashianuha3@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "luttashi anuha" <luttashianuha3@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2006 23:20:46 +0000
Subject: FROM: MR LUTTASHU ANUHA FAMILY

FROM: LUTTASHI ANUHA FAMILY

116 PROES STREET, PRETORIA,

P.O BOX 429 PRETORIA 0001

E MAIL: luttashianuha3@yahoo.com

Phone: 27+ 782289289

 

                Dear. sir / madam

I know you will be surprise to receive this mail; I got your contact through CHAMBER AND COMMERCE when I was searching a reliable person who will assist my family out of this predicament here in south Africa. I am LUTTASHI ANUHA a wife of a Former minister of transport in Liberia Late Mr SOLOMON ANUHA . My husband was assassinated last two years in the war zone area in Liberia government .

me and my son and yunger daughther are presently in South Africa, where we were granted political asylum. I inherited the sum of US$10.7 Million Dollars (TEN MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS) from my husband, these money has been successfully conveyed to me into South-Africa and was deposited in private security and finance company by my late husband . I have every documents to this fund including my husband  last WILL.

My reason for contacting you is that this country is no longer a safe place for my family investment for the fear of encountering the same experience of my late husband  in future, based on this point we seek for your assistance as a reliable partner to do this transaction with us Abroad. If you are interested in assisting us to invest this money in your country or becoming my partner in business, please try to contact me on the above number as soon as possible. Endeavor to keep this transaction very private and confidential

Because it's my family life time future investment.

me and my son has  decided to offer you 15% for assisting us,

CONTACT ME luttashianuha3@yahoo.com

Best Regard.

Mrs LUTASHI ANUHA

FOR THE FAMILY

 

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