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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +27839403037 (South Africa, 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.
  • patijohn2005@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: patrick johnson <patrickjohnson@web.de>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 13:33:25 +0200
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL TRANSFER




102 CLARIDGES MALL,40,FOUR-WAYS GARDEN,FOUR-WAYS,JOHANNESBOURG,SOUTH AFRICA,2001PHONE:+27-839 403 037 Email:patijohn2005@yahoo.co.uk


ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR/ CEO

I KNOW THIS LETTER MAY GET TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT I
PRAY THAT YOU ACCEPT IT AS A LUCRATIVE OPPORTUNITY.
BEFORE I PROCEED, I WILL LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO
YOU, MY NAME IS MR. PATRICK . J. TAYLOR, THE YOUNGER BROTHER TO CHARLES TAYLOR,THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA. I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM A BUSINESS BROCHURE HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA. DUE TO THE CURRENT SITUATION IN MY COUNTRY, MY BROTHER WAS ASKED TO GO ON EXILE AND THIS IDEA WAS STRONGLY BACKED BY AMERICAN PRESIDENT GEORGE BUSH.
HOWEVER, MY BROTHER HAS LEFT TO SEEK FOR AN ASYLUM IN
ONE OF THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY (NIGERIA.) MYSELF AND
OTHER MEMBER OF MY BROTHER'S FAMILY HAD TO FLED FOR
FEAR OF BEING ATTACKED BY THE REBELS AS WE WERE
INSTRUCTED BY MY BROTHER, WE ARE PRESENTLY SEEKING
ASYLUM IN SOUTH AFRICA.

WHILE MY BROTHER WAS STILL IN POWER, HE DREW TO MY
ATTENTION TO THE SUM OF US$ 18 MILLION CASH, WHICH HE
DEPOSITED WITH A SECURITY COMPANY IN SOUTH AFRICA. DUE
TO THE ONGOING POLITICAL CRISIS, MY BROTHER HAS ASKED
ME TO LOOK FOR A FOREIGNER THAT CAN ASSIST IN
TRANSFERRING THIS FUND INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. AS YOU
MIGHT BE AWARE, IF YOU ARE FOLLOWING EVENTS AS IT
UNFOLDS IN CNN, MY BROTHER HAS BEEN ACCEPTED AS ASYLUM SEEKER IN NIGERIA AND I AM ALSO A REFUGEE HERE IN SOUTH AFRICA. DUE TO MY PRESENT STATUS AS A REFUGEE I
CANNOT HANDLE THIS PROJECT WITHOUT THE ASSISTANCE OF A
REPUTABLE PERSON THAT IS A FOREIGNER.

NOW I AM HUMBLY ASKING FOR YOUR COMPANY OR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY, WHERE I WILL INVEST IT IN ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS AS YOU MAY ADVICE ME. FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE I SHALL OFFER TO YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT AND 5% WILL BE KEPT ASIDE FOR EXPENSES BOTH OF US MAY INCURE IN THE PROCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION WHILE 75% WILL BE FOR ME.
MY BROTHER HAS DIRECTED ME ON WHAT TO DO IMMEDIATELY I
FOUND A HONEST FOREIGNER, SO IF THIS LETTER RECEIVE
YOUR HONOUR, TRY TO MAINTAIN THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF
THIS TRANSACTION.

I'M WAITING ANXIOUSLY TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

YOURS TRULY,


PATRICK J. TAYLOR



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