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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.
  
• 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.
  • damilola_kuffor777@yahoo.ie

Fraud email example:

From: "damilola kuffor" <damilola_kuffor100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: damilola_kuffor777@yahoo.ie
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:49:10 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

It is my wish to inform you about my interest of investment/partnership with you. I am a Liberian, Now in a Refugee Camp in Accra. I inherit a large sum of money from my late father which is $15.Million USD my late father who was a Senior Government official before he died during the advent of war in my country Liberia, But before the war started he took all his money away and lodged with The security company Bv in DUBLIN.IRELAND   .Now that i am the only benefactor to this fund i now looking for trusted GOD fearing investor to be my beneficiary for the claim of this fund deposited in the security company Bv. DUBLIN.IRELAND I had map out the percentage for the beneficiary status of the fund ,the percentage is as follows 10% for the miscellaneous expenses that is going to be incurred 25% for the beneficiary ,55%n for the investment then you keep the rest 10% for me in a  domiciliary account. Importantly ,all documents to the claim of this fund will be send to you as soon as you reply this mail. This transaction is % risk free so you can contact me anytime through this email,damilola_kuffor777@yahoo.ie  as soon as i hear from you Please may I get your reply soon. Expecting your urgent response. Thanks Best Regards Mrs damilola kuffor

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