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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: Cpatain Craig <cpatain_craig@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: captain_craig25@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 15:14:37 +0100 (CET)
Subject: DRINGEND UND VERTRAULICH



Am liebsten,

Ich bin Kapitän craig von Liberia. ich diente unter dem ehemaligen Präsidenten Liberia Charles des Schneiders.

Am liebsten benötige ich Ihre Hilfe, Ihr Konto zu verwenden, um $9.3 Million US Dollar, das ich erhielt, als ich das commandand von liberianische Zone 3 millitary cantoment in Monrovia war.
Wegen der politischen Probleme dann haben Ich die Geldes in einer konto in Lomé Togo.

wenn Sie intersted haben und vorbereiten, um mir zu helfen sind, den ich Sie gebe, die gesamten Details von diesem für schließlich mich heraus 30% aus ihm heraus gesetzt haben zu, wem überhaupt das mir diesbezüglich hilft.dies vorhandlung ist 100% risko frie

Treten Sie so mit meinem Rechtsanwalt für mehr in Verbindung.

legal.williams@live.fr,
Tel:(00229)97088702
Kontakt name -- Barr... WILLIAMS S.
WILLIAMS (esq) RECHTSANWALT VERANTWORTLICH.



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