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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • ch_ta101@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?CHARLES=20TAYLOR?= <ch_ta101@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: ch_ta@mail.vu
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 13:16:46 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: From Charles Taylor


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : ch_ta101@yahoo.fr

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Charles Taylor, The Former President of Liberia. As you may be aware that the President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo(GCFR)has granted me asylum in Nigeria and we are presently leaving in Calabar Eastern part of Nigeria.


Please I have what I will call my family last hope money of $ 110,000,000M TO TRANSFER to any foreign trusted person who will help me to invest this fund into any good business, As I can no longer have any other means of livelihood.


Please if you are interested in helping me to received this Two Trunk Boxes that is presently with online security company In London. As after successful delivery of this TWo Trunk Boxes to you, 30% of the total fund will go to you. My son will come to your country to start up a business with your assistance so that we can be able to live again.


I made sure, I had This fund is in a Two Trunk boxes deposited to the online security company (London) as a family boxes before leaving for Calabar in Nigeria. The company is not aware of what is inside the boxes as I told them that the boxes belongs to my friend and that I will inform my friend to apply for the collection of the boxes since we are not allowedto be attending to visitors or receiving .


So please I will advise you to apply as the owner of this boxes. So that as soon as this Two Trunk Boxes is DELIVERED to you. You will arrange for the coming of my son to your country for proper investment. There is no risk in this as you are aware that our family is now free since we left Liberia to Nigeria peacefully.


APPLY TO : online security company INSTRUCT THEM TO GIVE YOU THE INSURANCE POLICY COVER NOTE ON YOUR Boxes Number 5895 MB. Boxes FOR ONWARD DELIVERY.


God bless you as you help my family.


Yours sincerely,

CHARLES TAYLOR

Former President of Liberia.

N/B: I will send to you the Certificate of deposit,Change of Ownership Certificate to your NAME and Power of Attorney as soon as you collect the INSURANCE POLICY COVER from them .So that you can send it to them, for immediate deliver of your Two Trunk boxes to your address.

- CHARLES TAYLOR

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