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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • konte@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "JULIET KONTE" <konte_juliet10@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: juliet52002_konte@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 11:54:55 +0200
Subject: My love and regard's

Good day hope fine, i am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or met ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through your profile. I will be glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now.


I will make my proposal well known if I am given the opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Miss juliet konte 19 years old girl from Liberia,the only daughter of Late John konte the Asstdeputy minister of national security under the leadership of president Charles Taylor of liberia who is now in exile after many innocent soul were killed my father was killed by the government of Charles Taylor in June last year,he accuse my father of coup attempt and after a month my mother Cynthia was also killed.


The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek you assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help, i want to hand over some huge amount of money to you in my possession .This money is Four Millon Nine Hundred Thousand u.s Dollars (4.9 million us dollars) deposited in a bank when my father was alive.Am now asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim for am too tender in age to handle this can of transaction,i want you to stand as my foregin partner oversea and also for investment of the money as well.


my private email:juliet52002_konte@yahoo.co.uk


As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this issue to be well know to you,if I am given the opportunity to do so,i have with me here original documents the covers the money. Pls attach your direct and full information as you reply to me am expecting to hear from you soon.


My love and regard's


Juliet.

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