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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)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge amount of money" (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.
  
• 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.
  • salim_farid15@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Salim Farid <salim_farid15@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 03:42:48 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Pls Mail Me Soon


Dear Friend,
I contact you in such a surprising manner, but I respectfully
insist that you read this mail carefully as I am optimistic that
it wills open doors for Unimaginable financial reward for both
of us and my Mother.
I got your contact from Ghana chambers of commerce When am
searching for a reliable person to assist me and my mother to
help us to stand as our beneficiary to receive our fund,
deposited in a security company Here in Ghana were i leave as
a refugee.
I am a citizen Of Liberia the first son of the late personal
Assistance to the former Minister of land, Mines and Energy
Dr.Muhammad Gammi Farid who was killed by rebels during the war in my
country Liberia. Before my Father?s death he made my mother to
understand that he Deposited some huge amount of money which he
made from Sales of diamond and gold and gave my mother all
relevant documents covering the deposit of the consignment
Which is (marked) as family belonging.
I and my mother were able to move out from MORONVIA Liberia to
Accra with the help of the UNITED NATION rescue team,
My Biological Father left behind physical cash of
"Fifteen Million United State Dollars" which he safely lodged
in a Security Company in Accra Ghana, during his regime in the
office. I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign
partner and adviser because, I do not know much about investment
and we need you to assist me for investment of this money in
your country because am just 21yrs old While my mother she is
52yrs old.
You will be entitled to "Ten Percent" of the total sum,
for your assistance, your compensation for the assistance is
negotiable while "Two Percent" of the whole sum will be mapped
out for any expenses. After the success of this transaction you
are going to make arrangement for me and my mother to meet you
over in your country for investment of the fund. I request that
you take two working days to visit me face to face in Ghana for
fast Transaction. Because we have never met before, but I want
to trust you and please do not let me down when this money
finally gets into your account. Please if you are interested;
get to me through my email address [salim_farid15@yahoo.com] to
enable me feed you with more details and all necessary
documentations, before We proceed.
Looking forward to hear from you and your direct telephone
number for easy communication.
Thanks and GOD bless.
Salim Farid



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