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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 about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • luckytaylor9@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Lucky=20Taylor?= <luckytaylor9@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: lucky_taylor@walla.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 21:41:27 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Good Day,


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: luckytaylor9@yahoo.co.in

Dear Friend,


First I must solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval considering the facts you and I just meet in the net but with your attention you sound so good to me, I wish to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Mr. Lucky Charles Taylor. I am a Liberia by birth living in Calaber, Nigeria. Africa - I am a relative of the deposed president of Liberia Charles Taylor.


During the tenure of my uncle-Mr. Charles Taylor in office, I helped him to fore run all his business in and outside Liberian.


During this period I made quite some reasonable amount of money from the sales of real diamonds, up to the tome of 25 million US. Dollars, which is presently in a security warehouse. (Security Vault Company).


I have deposited this money in a consignment with the security safe keeping company, as computer accessories.


The reasons why I did it that way, was that I could not bank this money in my country or any where in Africa, due to the kind of family I came from, and also to protect the image of my uncle Mr. Charles Taylor, as at then.


I am presently, on asylum with my uncle in cabala, Nigeria. I am planning to invest this money in the Europe, so as to enable me to move over the Europe with my wife and children.


Please I need your assistance to help me, receive this money, on your behalf and bank it in your account.


Presently cannot leave Nigeria to do something contrary to the asylum agreement which was signed with the Nigeria government, unless I receive and invitation latter, from somebody, inviting me to come down to his or her country presently been kept in a branch of the self keeping warehouse...


Please, if I receive your positive response to my proposal, I shall give you all the contacts self keeping company in Ghana.


The package could be arranged to move down to the Europe, by this same Company, through their diplomat debt.


I will give to you 20%of the total sum of 25 million dollars, for your friendly and personal assistance, towards this issue. Moreover, 5% of the total sum. Will be earmark for any expenses that may arise, during the course of moving the funds to the Europe.


I intend to use part of the money to buy a residential apartment where I will stay with my family, through your help and also invest in your field of specialization. I guess it should be a lucrative business too.


Also note that, this proposal is 100% risk free, I have proofs to back up this fund. But, because of the problem my family is facing with my Government, I cannot invest with my name in Africa that is why I need a trustworthy foreign assistance.


I am sick and tired of living under the umbrella of Nigeria government, as an asylum. Need a better life for my family and me. I only need your assistance to help me, come out of this kind of asylum bondage.


If I ever try utilizing this money on my name in Africa, the funds might risk the chance of been confiscated by Government.


So please I want you to understand with me properly.


I wait to hear from you soonest.

Your reply should be to my private email: lucky_taylor@walla.com


Best regards,

- Lucky Taylor

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