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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27835433161 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • henmur2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. HENRY MURGAN" <henmur26@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: henmur2006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 10:42:07 +0100
Subject: KEEP TRUSTING IN FAITH FROM YOU

FROM:HENRY MURGAN [JRN].
KINGS CAVE ESTATE MIDRAND
JOHANNESBURG. SOUTH AFRICA.
EMAIL : henmur2006@yahoo.co.uk
Tel;+27-83 54 33 161#

DEAR SIR,

I KNOW THIS MAIL WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE
CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NOT KNOWN EACH OTHER
NEITHER WE HAD ANY FORMAL DISCUSSION BEFORE.

HOWEVER, I GOT YOUR ADDRESS COURTESY OF A BUSINESS
JOURNAL OF TRADE TRUST, INCOME STOCK, PROPERTIES
INVESTMENT PROMOTION COUNCIL THROUGH SOME TOP
AFRICANRADE/INVESTMENTS DELEGATE TO YOUR COUNTRY
ANDFUTHER SEARCH THROUGH YOUR COUNTRY WED-SIT FROM THE
INTERNET THOUGH AFTER READING THROUGH YOUR ADVERT AND
YOUR COMPANY PROFILE, IT INTEREST ME MUCH TO CONTACT
YOU FOR LONG TERM BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP AND INVESTMENT
ASSISTANCE IN YOUR COMPANY/COUNTRY.

I AM HENRY MURGAN THE SON OF LATE COL MURGAN WHO WAS
THE FORMAL AIDE DE CAMP TO THE OUSTED PRESIDENT OF
LIBERIA CHARLERS TAYLOR WHO IS NOW FACING THE
INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIME TRUBUNAL FOR WAR CRIME
ATROCITIES MY FATHER ALONGSIDE WITH MY MOTHER AND MOST
OF MY FAMILY MEMBERS WERE KILLED BY THE DEATH SQUDE OF
CHARLERS TAYLOR ON THE 19TH NOVEMBER,
2005 FOR FALLING TO NEGOCIATE AN AM DEAL IN SOUTH
AFRICA THAT WILL BRING OUR GOD LOVING COUNTRY BACK TO
CIVIL WAR.

<http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:LaYY8huTT0kJ:news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/07/0725_030725_liberiataylor.html+liberia+PRESIDENT&hl=en&gl=za&ct=clnk&cd=1>

<http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:3fqaTDMq4KMJ:knihovna.vslib.cz/outlink460867+liberia+PRESIDENT&hl=en&gl=za&ct=clnk&cd=3>

<http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:6ZkgqBbGq9IJ:www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia/index.html+liberia+PRESIDENT&hl=en&gl=za&ct=clnk&cd=2>


AFTER THE TRAGIC INCIDENT LEADING TO THE DEATH OF
MY FATHER AND SOME MEMBERS OF MY FAMILY THE PRESENT
GOVERNMENT OF ELLEN SIRLEAF JOHNSON ACCUSED MY LATE
FATHER AND OTHER CHARLES AIDS OF ATROCITIES AND RUN A
CORRUPT GOVERNMENT DURING CHARLES TAYLOR TEAM IN
OFFICE AFTER ALL THE CONTENT THE GOVERNMENT THEN
CONFISICATED OUR FAMILY ASSET AND ME
AND MY MOTHER MOVED TO SOUTH AFRICA

THEREAFTER AS OI WAS GOING THROUGH MY FATHER SECURE
BELONDINGS I DISCOVER THAT MY LATER FATHER HIS BLESSED
MEMORY DEPOSITED A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING MONEY WITH
ONE OF THE KNOW BANKS IN THE WORLD DURING ONE OF HIS
FIRST TRIP TO SOUTH AFRICA TO NEGITIATE AND PURCHASE
(ARM) FOR THE EXCUTION (ARM FOR THE EXCUTION OF THE
CIVIL WAR) AMOUNTED TO THE SUM OF $10, 000, 000, 00
US DOLLARS. (TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS)

NOW I HAVE FORMALY APPLY TO CLAIM THIS MONEY WITH ALL
RELEVANT DOCUMENT AND BANK STATEMENTS, AFTHER SERIES
OF INQUIRY AND INVESTIGATION AND COMFIRMATION INTO MY
APPLICATION THE BANK APPROVED MY CLAIM BUT AS A
REFUGEE HERE UNDER THE SOUTH AFRICA BANKING MONETARY
POLICY/LAWS DOES NOT ALLOW A PERSON WITH REFUGEE
STATUS TO OPERATE BANK
OR OPEN BANK ACCOUNT

DUE TO THIS DRAMTIC TURN OF EVENTS I HAVE BEEN ADVICE
TO LOOK FOR A TRUST WORTHY FOREIGN PERSON/CONTACT WHO
WILL HELP ME MAKE THIS CLAIM ON MY FAMILY BEHALF .FOR
THIS REASON IS WHY I HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU AS I
AM LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON TO ASSIST ME WITH
THE
FOLLOWING:

I) TO ASSIST ME WITH A TRUSTWORTHY ACCOUNT WHERE THE
FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED FOR THE INVESTMENT.

ii) TO ASSIST ME AND INVEST THE FUND IN A PROFITABLE
BUSINESS.

iii) TO ASSIST ME TO GET A RESIDENT PERMIT IN YOUR
COUNTRY WHERE I AND MY MOTHER WILL SETTLE DOWN. SINCE
TWO OF MY FAMILY MEMBER TRAVELLED BACK TO MONROVIA
AFTER THE SWORN INN OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT AND
NEVER CAME BACK.



PLEASE URGENT CONFIRMATION FOR THE RECEIPT OF THIS
MAIL IS HIGHLY NEEDED AND I WILL NEED YOU TO SEND TO
ME YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBER WHERE ICAN REACH
WITH YOU DURING AND AFTER WORKING HOURS,AS BE LOOKING
FORWARD TO HEARING FROM YOU SOON ON THE ABOVE E-MAIL
ADDRESS.FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERING THIS FUND,
THANKS AND GOD BLESS

REGARDS,

FROM: HENRY MURGAN [JRN].
(FOR THE FAMILY)

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