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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:
  • "million united states 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.
  • dirikvandijk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dirik Van Dijk <dirikvandijk2001@katamail.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 20:42:26 +0200
Subject: Dirik Van Dijk


Attention Sir

I am the attorney to Mr. Daniel Taylor the brother of the ex- president of Liberia, who is now facing war crimes and crimes against humanity charges in a special United Nation backed court for his alleged role in a civil war in neighboring Sierra Leone. Now, the United Nations is intending freezing all assets and ffiliate accounts of the ex president of Liberia Mr. Charles Taylor


The ex president deposited some funds here in South Africa with a finance house and also in Europe under the name of my client.

My client now intends to move this funds out of South Africa for safe keeping for the fear of this fund not to be known by The UN or other government body in Liberia. This is why my client need you to please either travel to Europe to claim this money and subsequently deposit same in a reputable bank there for onward transfer to your account, or to instruct the security company to move the funds out of there to any of their corresponding banks or offices in
Europe or Asia and the funds here in south Africa can be moved through secured diplomatic means to your country.

The process will be done in two phase, moving the funds in south Africa first and next the funds in Europe comes later, all necessary legal documents will be issued in other to effect the smooth and safe transportation of the funds.


The funds in South Africa finance house comes to the tone of sixteen million united states dollars($16,000,000.00) and the funds in Europe is twenty-six million united state dollars.

My client is willing to offer you 22.5% for your assistances and is also willing to go into profitable business venture if and only if every terms and condition of business that will be stated later
will be accepted by you.

If the above is acceptable by you kindly furnish me with your full and correct details so the normalization of legal documents can commence, as delay will not be in the best interest of my client. If you are interested in this proposal, you may contact me: dirikvandijk@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully
Dirik Van Dijk

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