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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.
  
• 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.
  • jantay25@technisamail.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: jan taylor <jantay24ch@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: jantay25@technisamail.co.za
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 10:22:32 +0100 (BST)
Subject: FROM JAN


FROM MISS JAN CHARLES TAYLOR
SENOX ROAD
FREE TOWN
REPUBLIC OF SIERRALEONE

DEAR Amarjit Singh ,
PROPOSAL FOR A JOINT FAMILY INVESTMENT PLAN

I AM MISS JAN CHARLES TAYLOR 25YRS,AND ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR WHO WAS ARRESTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY AGENTS FOR TRIAL IN A SIERRALEONE SPECIAL COURT IN FREETOWN FOR WAR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. MY FATHER IS IN PERISON IN SIERRALEONE RIGHT NOW FOR TRIAL AND OUR LIVES ARE IN DANGER SINCE HE WILL BE IN PRISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION THE SUM OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS{$35,000,000.00} WHICH WERE RAISED FROM THE SALE OF GOLD DUST, DIAMOND AND OTHER NATURAL RESOURCES WHEN MY FATHER WAS THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA ,AND THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE AFRICA TO AVOID TRACE. "REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME".I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT.

PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO. I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL RESPONSE. I NEED YOUR
SUPPORT AND SERIOUSNESS. I AM PRESENTLY IN FREE TOWN SIERRALEONE WITH MY BROTHER CHOKRI TAYLOR'
YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS EXPECTED. SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE NUMBER SO THAT MY BROTHER CHOKRI TAYLOR WILL REACH YOU .SEND YOUR RELY TO MY CONFIDENTIAL BOX: jantay25@technisamail.co.za

FROM MISS JAN CHARLES TAYLOR
SENOX ROAD
FREE TOWN
REPUBLIC OF SIERRALEONE



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