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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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 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.
  • sophie_don1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Miss Sophie Don," <sophie_don03@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sophie_don1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 18:16:20 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOU HELP PLEASE

Dear
I wish to present this proposal for the purpose of investment in your country. My name is Miss Sophie Don ,I am 19 years old. I am the daughter of Late Hon Dr.Johnson Don the former Minister of Transport and Communication under the leadership of president Charles Taylor of Liberia.

My father was arrested on 1st of Nov 2001 by Charles Taylor on allegation of using his position in the Govenment to aid smuggling of diamond from the Lofia county diamond field,it was just a political vendetta.My father later died in the prison,it was diagnonised that he was poisoned, but Government report says heart failure.
He sent a note to me before his death, regarding a deposit of the sum of Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars he deposited for me. He instructed us to move immediately with the documents to a neighbouring country to seek asylum. We moved to the Republic of Mali where we spent some time before finally moving to Dakar with the help of United Nation Agency.

Meanwhile i have located the bank,and have also discussed the possible transfer of the fund.my father left a clause that i must reach the age of 24 before i could manage the fund myself that i have to introduce a trusted foreign partner who would be my trustee to help me invest this fund hence the need for your assistance. I request that you be my trustee and assist me in effecting the transfer of the fund to your account or an account you will nominate for investment.

You will also be resposible for the investment and management of the fund for me and also you will help me get a good school where i will further my education.we will agree on a percentage you will take for your assistance. Please let me know immediately if you can assist me so that I will give you more information about the deposit. I thank you in anticipation to your quick response.
Waiting your mail,here is my mail adress
(sophie_don1@yahoo.co.uk) whrite me mail i will also tell you more about my self
Yours Miss Sophie Don,

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