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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:
  • "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: "Ms.Sonia Benson" <2femia@voila.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: s_benson11@yahoo.com.sg
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 10:38:37 +0200
Subject: From Sonia


Good Day My dear.

I got your contact in the internet. My name is Ms Sonia Benson.I am citizen of Liberia but presently I and my mother is staying here in Senegal as refugee.My reason of contacting you is to help us.My mother is having kidney problem and the have recomended a hospital to us in India where we shall go for her surgery.

Presently,we don't have any money and after our consutation from the hospital,we understand that it will cost us US$5000 for the surgery and transplant of the kidney.Please I am secking for your assistance for financial support so that we can travel down to India for her surgery.

Any amount is not small Sir,If lost her I will find it very diffcult because we lost most of our contact during the war in our country and we don't have better work here as I am only serving in a local resturant.We are managing to surving ourself through the little money I earn by month but before I get my salary,we have already get a lot of dept.

Please help as God almighty will bless more.
I am waiting for your reply.
Sincerely,
Ms.Sonia Benson.

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