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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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27737453364 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "bob vaye" <bobvaye9@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 10:10:46 +0200
Subject: mutual business proposal

MR BOB NUHAN VAYE

Phone: +27-737453364

Dear Sir/Madam,

Kindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you.I Am a true God fearing
person, and I want you to trust me and help me out in this my condition. I
believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I
sourced your profile from a human resource profile database
on your country in the Internet.(SAINO) South African Information Network
Online.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and
fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent
headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.

My Name is MR BOB NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My late
Father is Isaac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works in Liberia. My
Father was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF
LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed
him.

Before my Father was killed, he moved out the sum of $95.5 million through a
diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company Safe Vault in
South Africa were we are presently seeking asylum.

All that is needed is for us to get a reliable person that would assist us
in seeing that we pull the money out of the security company and have it
transfered overseas for investment. I will remunerate you with 20% at the
end, but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction.I have
been confined only to our country home and all my calls are monitored, So I
will advise you
contact me through my private contact number stated above for onward
proceedings.

Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax Numbers where you
can always be reached, your Residential or Company Address to enable him
send detail information/documents that will enable you receive the fund
without any problem either now or in future as all modalities as been
perfected.

Please your urgent response is needed.

Best Regards.

MR BOB NUHAN VAYE.

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