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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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: "marc nuel" <marcnuel298@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robert_dobbs2007@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 06 Feb 2006 12:25:05 +0000
Subject: I HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON MY FRIEND

FROM THE DESK OF
DR. MARC NUEL,

I’M DR. MARC NUEL, THE IMMEDIATE PAST FINANCE MINISTER FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
LIBERIA.
FIRST YOUR CONTACT WAS REVEALED TO ME BY THE DIRECTOR AFRICAN CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE.

BECAUSE OF MY ROLES IN THE PAST GOVERNMENT AND MY CLOSENESS TO THE FORMER
PRESIDENT, THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT MRS ELLEN JOHNSON-SIRLEAF WHO WAS
SWORN IN ON THE 16TH OF JANUARY 2006, HAS VOWED EVEN BEFORE SHE WAS SWORN IN
AS THE ELECTED PRESIDENT TO FROZEN ALL MY ACCOUNTS.

DEAR FRIEND, THIS THREAT GAVE ME SO MUCH CONCERNS MOST ESPECIALLY AS IT
PORTENDS DANGER TO THE FUTURE OF MY CHILDREN AND ENTIRE FAMILY.

AT THE MOMENT, I HAVE SUCCESSFULLY WITHDREW ALL MY MONEY FROM THE BANKS HERE
IN LIBERIA TOTALING THE SUM OF FIFTEEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATE
DOLLARS($15.5M), AND HAVE PACKAGED IT IN A CONSIGNMENT.

I’M INTENDING TO AIRLIFT THE CONSIGNMENT THROUGH DIPLOMATIC CHANNEL TO A
STRONG VAULT OF A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE OR ASIA FOR SAFE KEEPING AND
SUBSEQUENTLY INVEST IN A LUCRATIVE BUSINESS.

DEAR FRIEND, I HEREBY SOLICIT FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THE
CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AS THE BENEFICIARY OF THE CONSIGNMENT.
I SHALL COMPENSATE YOU WITH 10% OF THE TOTAL MONEY FOR ASSISTING ME IN
SECURING THE CONSIGNMENT.

I WILL SINCERELY APPRECIATE YOUR EFFORT TO GET BACK TO ME CONFIRMING YOUR
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME RECEIVE THE CONSIGNMENT FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY.

I SHALL FEED YOU BACK WITH FURTHER DETAILS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR POSITIVE
RESPONSE.
PLEASE NOTE. YOU MUST HANDLE THIS DEAL WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY TO AVOID
PUBLICITY ESPECIALY FROM OUR PRESIDENT MRS ELLEN JOHNSON SIRLEAF WHO’S VOWED
TO FROZEN MY ACCOUNTS.

THANKS FOR YOUR KINDNESS.
YOURS SINCERELY
DR. MARC NUEL.
FORMER MINISTER OF FINANCE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA.


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