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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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: villarane nenita <villaranenenita04@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: villaranjohnson@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2008 14:56:16 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Hello My Dearest One !


As i'm laying this confidential matter to you with glugging, with hope that you will not dash my hope out because of highly security inposed on me,even i can't go to embassy not talk of travell out to another country.
I 'm Alhija Villarane,married to johnson a LIBERIAN,i'm wife of (Retired).major General Makhdoom Bhutto Johnson.Former Minister for Mines and Natural Resources in-charge of the diamond and Gold sales.
My Late husband service as a Minister under charles Taylor and during that time he deposited $26.5 Million in security finances firm,at Europe.

Following the restoration of peace in my country and electing new president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, the new government has also submitting the bill to the Liberian govenment legislative power "to seek the assistance of other nations in tracking, freezing and confiscating the funds, properties and assets" of the ex-president and others concerned. Then go through this website http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/6896396.stm
i will require your assistance in recieving the funds into your position in your country because i will like to invest in a manufacturing and real estatemanagement industry or another profitable sector like Agricultural sectors in your country than leaving the fund in bank and i will like you to act very fast because of this bill which the new government has submitted to legislative.
please it is important you contact me immediately for more clearifications on the next step hence it is my wish to relocate to your country as soon as this transaction is concluded.
Awaiting your immediate response.contact me,
Regards and God Bless you.
Thanks
Alhija, Villarane Johnson.


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