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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:
  • "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: "Johannessburg Johannessburg" <johannessburg@msn.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 04:12:59 +0000
Subject: URGENT PLS

Dear Sir / Madam,


I hope you will not receive this proposal too surprising. I am a Liberian
and a cabinet member of President Charles Taylor's administration. I am
presently in Calabar in Nigeria under political asylum status because of the
on going war in Liberia.

I have secured the sum of $135M (ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED
STATES DOLLAR) through African International Bank Ltd. (A.I.B) in Lagos,
Nigeria. The fund is presently under the custody of the coresponding Bank of
African International Bank in Europe.

The money was originally meant for the purchase of arms and ammunition to
fight
the rebel groups in Liberia but from the look of things it is like we cannot
continue with the war because of the intervention of President George Bush
of America .As a result of the present development, I now cornered the money
following the instruction of my president,for our personal investment
without the knowledge of our Government, since we are all in exile,
including Mr.President (MR.CHARLES TAYLOR).

My main purpose of writing you is to seek your partnership, so that Ican
present you to make claim of the money from the Bank as the beneficiary for
benefit of both us. I am willing to discuss sharing ratio in any reliable
business you would embark. Details of how you are going to claim the money
from the Bank shall be made known to you as soon as you indicate your
interest in this transaction. Please treat this proposal with utmost
confidence and respond to my direct email as stated below.

Thanks, and remain blessed.

Yours faithfully,
Mr. Williams Weah.
luxemburg2005@msn.com

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