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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:
  • "hundred thousand us 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: moses uzuma <mscopam@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 8 Sep 2007 06:38:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From Moses Kamara


Dear Sir,

Pls,before I proceed further,I am Mr moses kamara ,the only son of Dr Prof, Weah kamara ,who was assassinated during the struggling for power in liberia.

After the death of my father,his lawyer called on my attention and exposed to me some of my late father important documents that was confinded in him by my father while he was still alive.

As the content revealed that as a liberia It was unwise to keep treasures with me in a country where peace,stability and comfort is denied.

After alot of scrutinity And the documents make me to know that befour my late father died,he deposited three( 3 ) trunk of boxes containing (USD14.6m each)fourteen.six hundred thousand us dollars each here in Accra-Ghana.

Sir,now I am in Ghana,living in UNITED Nation Refugee Camp, in order to secure my inherited truck of boxes.

Dear Sir, i cantacted you ,because of ,instability of africa states,I am seeking the aid of a foreign counterpart for a business set-up.

Sir,i have decided to send my funds abroad to you as my Final Beneficiary,and also thinking of going into business patnership with you overthere.

Sir,your acceptance of this transaction will make you have a right of (30%)Thirty percent of the total funds.

Thanks for co-operation.
Yours faithfull,

Mr moses kamara


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