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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • elisontaylor@netscape.net
  • elisontaylor@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: Citit5 Jones <citit5jones@web.de>
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 14:44:55 +0200
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED




ASSISTANCE NEEDED
EMAIL, elisontaylor@netscape.net
DATE,, 19/10/2005
ATTN. SIR/MADAM

THIS LETTER WAS BOUND OUT OF MY SINCERE DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. MY NAME IS MRS. ELIZABETH KUNDE THE WIFE OF LATE BATURE KUNDE, WHO WAS THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE UNDRE THE CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT TIJAN KABA.

MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED AND MUTILATED BY THE MILITARY JUNTA LED BY MAJOR PAUL KOROMA WHEN HE OVERTHREW PRESIDENT TIJAN KABA LED CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT IN LIBERIA, WEST-AFRICA. WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CIVILIAN WAR AND THE ENSUING POLITICAL CRISIS IN MONROVIA THEN AND NOW.

THIS PRESSURE OF WAR FORCED MY AND ME CHILDRED INTO EXILE. AFTER THE DEATH OF MY HUSBAND, I DISCOVERED AMONG MY HUSBAND DOCUMENTS, THAT HE HAS KEPT SOME FUNDS TOTALING EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR (US$18.000.000.00) WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY. I AM NOW HINDING UNDER POLITICAL ASYLUM IN ZAMBIA WITH TWO OF MY CHILDRED.

I AM SEEKING FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTED PERSON WHO CAN HELP US CLAIM AND INVEST THIS FUND. HENCE WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH A DIPLOMATIC SERVICE THAT CAN MOVE THESE FUND DIPLOMATICALLY SO THAT IT WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO DEPOSIT THE FUND IN ANY NOMINATED BANK OF ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE FOR INVESTEMENT PURPOSES .

WE HAVE PROPOSED 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU WHILE 70% FOR MY FAMILY.

PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT ME WITH THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE AS SOON AS POSIBLE AS WE NEED TO KNOW YOUR DECISION. MY CHILDREN AND I CANNOT DO IT ALL ALONE DUE TO OUR PRESENT SOCIAL STATUS AND IGNORANCE TO THE BUSINESS WORLD.

PLEASE MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN THIS TRANSACTION. WE HAVE EVERY NECESSARY DOCUMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO MY HUNDAND BY THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED IN CASH.

SIR/MADAN WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU IN THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. I WILL EXPLAIN FULLY AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS;

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS. ELIZERBERTH KUNDE
EMAIL'' ELISONTAYLOR@NETSCAPE.NET

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