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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Marbela george" <marbelageorge2006@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 15:43:53 +0200
Subject: Trusting in you to help me.

Hello Dear,
How are you and your family,i hope all is well is so to God be the Glory.
However,My Name is Marbela George,I am from Liberia in west africa but i am presently in Dakar Senegal where i temproraily staying as a refugee seeking asylum.I am writing this mail to you base to the fact that i am looking for an honest and respected person who will assist me to recover my inherited funds from here and to relocate me out from Africa to enable me have a better life and to continue my education once i get to the country.
Please i would like to let you know that i have at my possession some vital documents which contained some huge amount that my late father deposited in a leading finance house in Senegal which he used my name as the next of kin,the amount in question is $3.7M(Three Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars).He saw this country to be the most peaceful and secured country in Africa to deposit this money, this is also why i headed to this country for refugee.After my mother had gave the documnts to me and told me to go and look for a trustworthy partner who will assist me to make the transfer of the money to his/her country and to help us manage the money into any good business that will be profitably as that is the only hope of our life.
So i will like you to be aware of this and see how possible you can assist me get this money transferred to your account and from it you can send some money for me to get my traveling ticket after i might have secured my travelling documents from the united nation.
I kept this secret to people in the camp here the only person that knows about it is one of the Reverend Sister here who is just like a mother to me.
So in the light of above i will like you to keep it to yourself and don't tell it to anyone for i am afraid of loosing my life and the money if people gets to know about it.
I am waiting for your urgent response please.
Truly yours,
Marbela.

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