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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • douglasbio01@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Douglas Bio" <douglasbio001@msn.com>
Reply-To: douglasbio01@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:05:52 +0000
Subject: Greetings

FROM DOUGLAS BIO
BUDUMBURA REFUGGEE CAMP.
ACCRA GHANA.
Email: douglasbio01@yahoo.com


Dear Friend,

I am Douglas Bio from KONO district north of Freetown SIERRA LEONE west
Africa from the family of late SIR MILTON BIO the FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF
SIERRA LEONE whom was my great grand father, MY late father DR.JULIUS
SPENCER BIO before his death he hold a very sensitive position in PRESIDENT
TEJAN KABBAHS government in SIERRA LEONE.

My father has a bullet shot by the rebels west side boys on his way to LUISA
a border town between sierra Leone and Liberia. He was later conveyed to
Abidjan LA- COTEDIOVRE for a medical treatment wherein he later died, in the
hospital bed my father reveal and confide in me about two metallic boxes
(consignments) deposit that he made with a trust and finance house in ACCRA
GHANA, containing ($7.5m) SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS.

I am presently in the refugee camp now seeking for your help and assistance
for you to come to my aid I proposed that you stand as my proxy person that
is my late fathers foreign partner, so as to get the metal box out of the
trust and finance house, transfer it to your country where we can make use
of it in a lucrative business investment in your country.

This transaction is now only known by you, myself and my old sick mother
whom is now in with me in the camp waiting for the time i get this fund out
of the trust house, the secrecy and confidentiality should be maintained for
the successful transfer of this fund.

I will be handing over to you the original certificate of deposit, which the
finance house gave to my father the fund was deposited on my name as the
next of kin that means it will be more easy for you to retrieve the fund.

I look forward to receive a positive response from you.

Best Regards
Douglas Bio

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