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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: smith felix <smith_felix2@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2007 14:51:57 +0000
Subject: PLEASE INEED YOUR ASSISTENCA AND HELP



Good Day

May the peace of the almighty Lord be with you as you read and
understand this email,and respond to me at once.

Please permit me the time and chance to introduce myself to you . My
name is Smith Felix from Liberia in Africa, I am 19yrs of
age(Male),but am presently staying in Ghana

I am writing you in respect of my late fathers two boxes. One
contains $4.5 million USD and the order contains 20kg of Gold dust. Presently
the two boxes are with a diplomatic delivery officer.The boxes left
Ghana last 3weeks ago to be delivered to my late Fathers friend in is
country only for the diplomat to get there and find out that my late
fathers friends died in a ghastly car accident.
I am begging for your assistance to help me stand as my new foreign
beneficiary to receive the boxes for me. Our plan is for my late father
friend to help us invest the money in any good business and also to help
me come over to continue my education in your country.
For this help you will get of the money and the gold. I am
anxiously waiting to hear from you so that we can discuss more. Please write
back with your personal telephone number so that I can call you for
fast communication,

hope to hear from your back.

thank's
smith Felix


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