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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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: "JEWEL TAYLOR" <jwht_23@msn.com>
Reply-To: jewel_taylor23@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 22:26:08 +0000
Subject: MRS TAYLOR

DEAR SIR,

COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY. I AM MRS JEWEL TAYLOR , WIFE OF THE FORMER
PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, PRESENTLY ON ASSYLUM IN NIGERIA.

AT THE PEAK OF THE PRESSURE BY THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, ON MY HUSBAND
TO STEP DOWN AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY. I MANAGED TO ENTRUST THE SUM OF
$16,000,000.00 (SIXTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY), TO A SECURITY
COMPANY . THIS WAS MONEY GOTEN FROM THE UNDERGROUND SALES OF DIAMOND FROM
OTHER WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT HAD GOOD RAPPORT WITH MY HUSBAND,WHILE
HE WAS IN OFFICE.

THE MONEY WAS CONTAINED IN TWO TRUNK BOXES AND WERE REGISTERED TO CONTAIN
ARTIFACTS.WITHIN MY PERIOD OF STAYED IN THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE OF CROSS RIVER
STATE OF NIGERIA, IT WAS NOT SECURED TO BE THERE AS I PREFERED TO MOVE IT TO
A PRIVATE VAULT AND SEEK FOR EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE TO GET THIS MONEY OUT
,ANOTHER POINT IS THAT,I HAD TO STAY IN NIGERIA WITH A LESS AGGRESSIVE
PRESS, IN ORDER TO ORGANISE THIS DEAL AND MOVE AWAY AT ONCE THEN.

I THEREFORE SEEK FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO HAVE THIS MONEY ENTRUSTED INTO YOU
OR YOUR COMPANY`S BANK ACCOUNT. MY INTENTION IS TO USE THE MONEY TO INVEST
IN SOME LUCRATIVE BUSSINESS, POSSIBLY IN YOUR COUNTRY, I OFFER YOU 30% OF
THE TOTAL AMOUNT AS YOUR COMISSION FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,60% FOR MY
FAMILY,WHILE 10% WILL BE LEFT OUT FOR ANY EXPENSE INCURED IN THE PROCESS OF
GETTING THE MONEY OUT.


IN THIS TRANSFER FORMAITIES.I NEED YOUR ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE ON THIS MATTER
TO MAKE IT A REALITY. GI VE ME A RESPONSE URGENTLY.


REGARDS.

MRS JEWEL TAYLOR.



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