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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 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.
  • mannadaukara@ummah.org (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Daukara Manna" <mannadaukara@UnionPlus.net>
Date: Sat, 20 May 2006 15:34:21 -0500
Subject: WORK WITH HIS EXCELLENCY


Dear Friend,
I am manna Daukara, the Personal Assistant to the Former
President Of Liberia His Excellency Charles Ghankay McArthur Taylor who
is presently standing trial on a 17 count charge on war Crimes and
Crimes against Humanity at the Court Mixed Commission sitting in Free
Town, Sieera Leone.

His Excelency was formerly granted assylum by the Nigerian Government and arrived Nigeria on the 11th August,2003 but was deported back to Sieera Leone on the 29 of March, 2006 to face the afore-mentioned charges.

I am writing to seek your assistance to receive the sum of 15. 5 Million USD which His Excellency kept with a bank.

As it is now, he is likely to go to jail based on the demands to
have him transferred to Netherlands All I require is a trusted fellow
who can receive this amount and keep it in trust for him.

If this does not interest you , please discard this mail but if it does please reply me as we are willing to reward you handsomely.

If you are convinced to assist please reply to my secure email address at mannadaukara@ummah.org

you can refer to :

http://www.sc-sl.org/taylorindictment.html

http://www.npwj.org/?q=node/1237

http://www.zmag.
org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=10040

Yours,

Manna Daukara

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