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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:
  • "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 obeya <jjobeya12@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <jobeya1@yahoo.de>
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2007 16:58:48 +0000
Subject: GOOD PROJECT.



PERMIT ME TO INTRODUCE MYSELF TO YOU.
I AM MR JOHN OBEYA, DIRECTOR OF BUDGETING ANDPLANNING FOR THE REVOLUTIONARY UNITED FRONT OF SIERRA-LEONE, POPULARLY KNOWN AS THER.U.F LIBERATION MOVEMENT,UNDER THE LEADERSHIP OF FONDE SANKOH NOW DEAD INSIERRA-LEON.
I GOT YOUR EMAIL ID THROUGH NETWORK ON-LINE,IN THESIERRA-LEONE INFORMATION EXCHANGE DIRECTORY. AS DIRECTOR OF BUDGET AND PLANNING, I AMDIRECTLY INCHARGE OF R.U.F. AND LIBERIAN GOVERNMENT PROGRAMME OF ARMS- FOR-DIAMONDS AS WELL AS OTHERDONATION FROM INTERESTED GROUPS WITHIN THE WESTAFRICAN SUB-REGIONS. WITH THE UNITED NATIONS SANCTION ON THE SALE OFSIERRA-LEONEAN DIAMOND, THEARMS-FOR-DIAMOND DEALS WAS INITIATED. UNDER THISPROGRAMME, THESE DIAMONDSARE TAKEN TO LIBERIAN WHOSE GOVERNMENT IN TURN,TRANSPORT THESE DIAMONDTHROUGH DIPLOMATIC MEANS TO SOUTH AFRICA WHERE IT ISFURTHER SOLD IN THE EUROPEAN MARKETS. IT IS THROUGH THIS PROCESS THATI WAS ABLE TO ACCUMULATE THIS TOTAL SUM OF TEN MILLION UNITED STATESDOLLARS (USD$10M) FOR MYSELF WHICH I NOW REQUIRE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO COLLECT IT ABROAD ONMY BEHALF. WITH THE ARREST AND THE SUBSEQUENT DEATH OF FONDESANKOH, AND THE PRESENT DISAMARMENTAND DEMOBLISATION OF ALL FORMER CONBATANTS, I WAS ABLETO LEAVE SIERRA-LEONE WITH THIS MONEY THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC SOURCE IN LIBERIA TO ABROADWHERE THIS MONEY IS DEPOSITED PRESENTLY IN A VAULT. I AM PRESENTLY RESIDING AS A REFUGEE IN REPUBLIC OFNIGERIA (BADAGRY) SEEKING POLITICAL ASSYLUM WITHLIMITED MOVEMENT AND ASSOCIATION.YOU DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TOWORRY ABOUT,AS THE PROCESS OF COLLECTING THE MONEY IN VAULT.I AM WILLING TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH20% OF THE MONEY WHILE REST WILL GO FOR INVESTMENT.
FOR MORE DETAILS, DO SEND TO ME YOUR FULL NAMES /ADDRESS,TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE,
JOHN OBEYA.

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