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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)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: ELIZABETH ELOH <elizeloh@freesurf.fr>
Reply-To: vineloh@walla.com
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 14:33:54 +0100
Subject: SOLICITING FOR ASSISTANCE



Dear friend,
I am a Sierra Leonean by nationality, presently residing here in the neighbouring country Benin Republic as a result of war that eruptedin Freetown.
I got your contact from your country,s business guide.We therefore solicited

for your assistance to grant us the moral and technical advice that we may require to relocate/invest overseas.
It is true that I had not known you before, but I have no option than to risk believing that God will not let us alone. It's my pleasure to contact you or a business venture which I and my Son, intend to establish in your country.

When war erupted in Freetown, there was a certain amount ofmoney totalling USD
nineteen million ($19,000,000.00) which my late husband was able to move out of Sierra leon through a diplomatic channel, with the assistance of a security and finance company before he was assassinated by unknown persons.
Now I and my son decided to invest these money in your country or any
where safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.

IMPORTANT.
We want you to understand that you will assist us to secure these funds
for the investment first, as well as from the security company. We are interested in hospitality industry If you want to assist us, feel free to contact me urgently through my
son VINCENT ELOH who is presently seeking asylum in Europe Through this email

address,vineloh@walla.com
To enable him give to you further Information relating to the presence/position of funds which will authorize the security company to release to you the funds as our partner and beneficiary

Regards

Mrs ELIZABETH ELOH

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