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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: "Felix Nang" <fnagl00@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 15:08:19 +0000
Subject: From Felix Nang

Good Morning ,
How are you and your family ? hope all is well i pray .
Please help me ,i need your honest help and assistant . i lost my father and i was the only of his son , we are from country Liberia in Africa , my name is Felix Nang and my father name is Engineer Bangali Nang he was one of the President Charles Taylor,s Cabinet during there regime in government ,
Please i would like us to know each other very well There's some money i want you to help me to locate and transfer to your accounts for in your country for investments .
My father deposited this money in the bank outside Africa in Europe for future investments as soon as there regime is over.This money is $8m Eight Millions united sate Dollars.
Please i want us to know very well , i want this money to be transfer for investments in your care with trust and also you will help me to get all papers required to come and meet you in your country.
I will be happy in my life to be in good family relationship with you .
Please consider to meet me face to face first , so that you will see the original deposit documents about this money with me . Also i would like us to discuss how much will be your share from this money for helping me .but in my honest mind after the money is transferred ,i will you 20% of this money and the rest should be my own .
For you to believe me , i will like you to contact the bank and verify from the bank first .

I will still tell you more about my father when we know very well .
Please i am waiting until i hear from you .
May GOD bless you . .
Felix

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