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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • micheal_mumbaza1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: micheal7@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 29 May 2006 09:01:08 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=3AMICHEAL=20MUMBAZA=2E?=

FROM:MICHEAL MUMBAZA.
ABIDJAN-IVORY COAST.
WEST AFRICA.

Dearest One,

I contact you in such a surprising manner, but I respectfully insist that
you read this mail carefully as I am optimistic that it will open doors
for unimaginable financial reward for both of us to assist me and my mother
to help us to stand as our beneficiary to receive our fund,deposited in
a security company in Ivory Coast.

I am a citizen of Liberia the first son of the late personal assistance
to the former
Minister of land, Mines and Energy Dr. JOHNSON MUMBAZA who was killed by

rebels during the war in Liberia. Before my Father's death he made my mother
to understand that he deposited some huge amount of money which he Made
from sale of diamond and gold and give my mother all relevant document of
the consignment Which deposited (marked) as family belonging, after his
death.

I and My mother were able to move out from Liberia through the UNITED NATION
CARGO SHIP, that Coven refugee from MORONVIA to IVORY COAST, as a refugee.My
Biological Father left behind physical cash of "Fifteen Million United State
Dollars" (15.000.000)USD,which he safely lodged in a Security Company in
IVORY COAST during his tenure.

I am hereby soliciting your assistance to be my foreign partner and adviser
because:

1) I do not know much about investment and we need you to assist me for

investment of this fund in your country because am just 23yrs old,While
my mother she is 45yrs old.

2) You will be entitled to "Ten Percent"of the total sum, for your assistance


3) Your compensation for the assistance is negotiable while "Two Percent"
of the whole sum will be mapped out for any expenses.

4) After the success of this transaction you are going to make arrangement
for me and my mother to meet you over in your country for investment of
the fund.)

We have never met, but I want to trust you and please do not let me down
when this fund finally gets into your country. Please if you are interested,Repond
to me Via my private email address micheal_mumbaza1@yahoo.fr

Thanks and God bless you.

Micheal Mumbaza.

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