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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: elexendre bashir <elexendre_bashir79@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 12:32:23 +0100 (CET)
Subject: A LETTER FROM ELEXENDRE


Dear Sir

Kindly allow me the modesty of introducing myself. I am Elexendre A Bashir . I am contacting you in order to ask for your assistance in the following ways:

1) To help me to transfer this fund from the bank here to your account in your country.

2) To serve as guardian of this fund since I am a boy of 21 years.

3) To make arrangement for me to come over to your country to further my education as I would like to go to pastoral school with full financial benefit for both of us.

Before I go into further details please be informed that I am writing without any other person(s) pre-knowledge of my contacting you on this transaction. Therefore I will appreciate same attitude to be maintained all through.

I have the sum of (USD6.5Million) from his gold deal business and a 250kg Gold left by my father before he was assassinated by one of The rebels during the war in my country Liberia,which I will like you to receive on my behalf due to security reasons.This funds my father made me to understand before his death,that he deposited it with an security firm based Europe for security reasons and wanted to use the funds to start up an importing business through any reliable foreign business man or company.

I only need your assistance to use your name as the owner and my late father overseas business partiner in order to move this funds to your care and for you to assist me as mentioned above,as i lost my mum when i was seven through breast cancer.As soon as i hear from you, i will advise you futher with more infomation on how we can go about this transaction. go through
http://edition.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/06/29/liberia.ap/index.html
Moreover I am willing to offer you compensation for your effort input after the successful movement of this fund and the gold to your custody overseas. Furthermore, You can indicate your option towards assist me as I believe that this transaction would be concluded within seven (7)working days if you will signify your interest to assist me.

I will be anticipating to hear from you as soon as possible.

Thanks and God bless you.

Best Regards,

Elexendre A Bashir.
Tell-00228-9942421


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