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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "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: "CHARLES TAYLOR" <ch_at1@msn.com>
Reply-To: ch_ta@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 15:40:13 +0000
Subject: From Charles Taylor

I am CHARLES TAYLOR,

The Former President of Liberia. As you may be aware that the President
Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo (GCFR) has granted me asylum in Nigeria and we are presently
leaving in Calabar Eastern part of Nigeria.

Please I have what I will call my family last hope money of $ 115,000,000M
TO TRANSFER to any foreign trusted person who will help me to invest this
fund into any good business, As I can no longer have any other means of
livelihood.

Please if you are interested in helping me to received this BOX that is
presently with online security
company . As after successful delivery of this BOX to you, 30% of the total
fund will go to
you. My son will come to your country to start up a business with your
assistance so that we can be able to live again.

This fund is in a box deposited to the online security company as a family
box before leaving
for Calabar in Nigeria. The company is not aware of what is inside the box
as I told them that the box belongs to my friend and that I will inform my
friend to apply for the collection of the box since we are not allowed to be
attending to visitors or receiving .
So please I will advise you to apply as the owner of this box. So that as
soon as this BOX is DELIVERED to you. You will arrange for the coming of my
son to your country for proper investment. There is no risk in this as you
are aware that our family is now free
since we left Liberia to Nigeria peacefully.
APPLY TO : online security company

INSTRUCT THEM TO GIVE YOU THE INSURANCE POLICY COVER NOTE ON YOUR BOX NUMBER
5895 MB. BOX FOR ONWARD DELIVERY.
God bless you as you help my family.
Yours sincerely,
CHARLES TAYLOR
Former President of Liberia.

N/B: I will send to you the Certificate of deposit,Change of Ownership
Certificate to your NAME and Power of Attorney as soon as you collect the
INSURANCE POLICY COVER from them .So that you can send it to them, for
immediate deliver of your box to your
address .

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