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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:

• 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • ephlg2k@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Martins Abednego <ephlg2k@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ab12007@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 3 Apr 2006 11:59:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: KINDLY RESPOND TO HELP


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ephlg2k@yahoo.com

Dear Sir/Madam,



My name is Martins Abednego from monrovia the capital city of liberia.My father was a miner in one of the biggest mining company in monrovia,my father was assassinated by the rebels of Charles Taylor,after the death of my father our family lawyer brought the ' will' my father wrote on ground,to the our family and it was stated in the will that i am the next of kin to my late father.He also wrote that he deposited Two boxes in the security company in Lome Togo a nearby country to Ghana where we are presently staying and they share the same boarder.



The rebels were still looking for us every where in monrovia,we manage to excape down to Ghana with my family,with the help of white woman who was a famer in a remote village in Liberia.According to the document it was stated that contents of the trunk boxes are 45,550carat Diamond and 5400ounce Gold,including huge amount of US$ 13.4 million dollars.



We are Staying now in the Bujubora refugee camp in the republic of Ghana. Please sir,my family want you to be

the beneficiary of these Two boxes and have made up 30% for your assistance, before we commence on this transaction I would want us to go into partnership

aggreement and if only we could meet up with the change of ownership in your name as soon as possible.



Therefore,my aim of contacting you is for you to assist me with your personality and influence to transfer and secure the said treasure over to your

country to your possession. We have the ambition of settling and investing this money and as well keeping a long lasting relationship with you.



Presently now,we are at Bujubora refugee camp in the republic of Ghana. in west Africa where we have been in since the past two months now,since the rebels are

after us. After our agreement with you, you will be required to come down here in Africa Lome Togo where the deposit are so that we can apply for the release

of the deposit because my father made it known to security company that his partner overseas (The beneficiary) will be coming for the withdrawal but no

name was mentionted as stated in the certificate of deposit given to my mother by my father's lawyer.



Thanks and we are waiting for your urgent and immediate response. God bless you and I hope to hear from soon.



Best Regard,





- Martins Abednego

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