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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:
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +447778501536
• 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.
  • williams_taylor4u@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: williams taylor <williams_taylor101@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: williams_taylor4u@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 24 Apr 2006 07:03:24 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANT IS NEEDED URGENTLY





ATTN:

COMPLIMENT OF THE SEASON TO YOU, SORRY TO HAVE CONTACTED YOU THIS WAY, I HAVE A BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT I WANT BOTH OF US TO HANDLE BEFORE I COMMENCE I WILL LIKE TO INTRODUCE MYSELF I AM WILLIAMS TAYLOR THE SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDNT OF THE REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA, WHO IS NOW FACING CHARGES OF WORLD CRIME.

BEFORE HE WAS COUGHT HE DEPOSITED SOME MONEY WORTH $25 MILLION DOLLARS IN NIGERIAN NOW I HAVE MOVE THE MONEY OUT OF NIGERIAN YESTERDAY THROUGH THE HELP OF A WORKER WOKING IN THE SECURITY COMPANY, NOW THE DIPLOMAT HAS MOVED OUT OF NIGERIAN TO LONDON WITH THE MONEY. I ASKED THE DIPLOMAT TO HELP ME MOVE THE MONEY OUT BECAUSE OF THE PRESENT PROBLEM THAT MY FATHER IS FACING AT THE MOMENT, I FELL IT IS VERY SAFE TO MOVE THE MONEY OUT OF AFRICA BEFORE THEY WILL FIND OUT THAT THE MONEY IS STILL THERE RIGHT NOW, THE FUNDS IS DEPOSITED THERE, THIS IS THE DIPLOMAT NUMBER : +44 777- 850 -1536 HIS NAME IS ADAMS JOHNSON.

I WILL WANT YOU TO CONACT ME VIA THIS EMAIL: williams_taylor4u@yahoo.com SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS THE PRECENTAGE THAT YOU WILL GET FROM THE MONEY AS SOON AS YOU RECIVE THE MONEY. PLEASE DO SO THAT I WILL KNOW MY FAITH. LESS I FORGET THE DIPLOMAT DOES NOT NO THAT MONEY IS INSIDE THE BOX I JUST TOLD HIM IT IS FAMILY BELOGINGS, SO PLEASE DO NOT LET HIM KNOW THAT MONEY IS INSIDE THE BOX.

HOPING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

BEST REGARDS,

WILLIAMS TAYLOR



- williams taylor

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