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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • roseline_vaye2@fastermail.com
  • roseline_vaye2@fastermail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mrs roseline vaye" <roseline_vaye1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: roseline_vaye@inbox.com
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 14:59:07 +0100
Subject: Please Help

INVESTMENT ASSISTANCE

Message: Dear Sir/Madam

My Name is Roseline C. Vaye,The wife of Mr.Isaac Nuhan
Vaye,Deputy Minister of public Works,Republic of
Liberia, who was Killed by Former Liberian President
CHARLES TAYLOR on July 14th 2003 on allegation of
being an accessory after the fact of a coup Plot. see

<http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm>



Before my husband was killed, he secretly siphoned the
sum of $18,000,000 million USD (Eighteen million
United states dollars) out of Liberia and deposited
the money with a Bank . He declared that the fund was
solid gold and his foreign business partner owned it.

I am contacting you because I want you to go to the
Bank and claim the money on my behalf since he have
declared that the fund belong to his foreign business
partner. You shall also be required to assist me to
invest the money in your country.

I hope to trust you as a God fearing person who will
not sit on this money when you claim it, rather assist
me properly, I expect you to declare what percentage
of the total money you will take for your assistance,
My Offer is 40%.Let me know your view.

When I receive your positive response I will let you
know where the Bank is and to enable claim the money
which is very important from the Bank.

For now, let all our communication should be by e-mail
because my line are right now connected to the Liberia
Telecommunication Network services.
All contribution partispetion fee shall be reinburced to you after the confirmation
of fund into your account.

Please also send me your telephone and fax number,and
your contact address

Thank you and God bless you and family.

Mrs.Roseline C.Vaye(Widow)
Alternative Email account roseline_vaye2@fastermail.com <mailto:roseline_vaye2@fastermail.com>

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