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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:
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: UB313 05 <ub313_05@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 18:13:15 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Divine Intervention.


Attn: Mr. VICTIMNAME



Dear Mr. VICTIMNAME,


How are you, and how is the glory of the lord shining upon your life?
Hope you are at your best in life? We thank God for his infinite blessings
us His children.


I know this will be coming as a surprise and unbelievable to you, but what
i am about to say to you is nothing but the truth, and in certainty.
My name is Sandra William, 22 years old from Monrovia, Liberia.
I am presently in republic of Ghana and presently seeking a foreign
beneficiary, for a Bequeath (fund) which i discovered recently on my visit
to my country - Liberia. On my last visit, after so many years of war,
I was called by my father late attorneys son, who is a Member of just elected
Mrs Hellen Johnsons cabinet, that he discovered a file from his late fathers safe in the house, which belong to my late father. The file, ( a dusty file), which he
then handed to me.


On my getting home, i discovered from the file, a document which stated that
my late father deposited one metalic trunk box of family treasure in a Depository in Accra the capital of Ghana.
I took these documents, and went to our family attorney, Barrister, Larry Weah,
and He then confirm to me that the metalic trunk box contains cash-money,($8million USD)which my late father deposited in the Depository in Ghana for onward transfer to Swiss bank, but he was killed during the war before he could transfer these money to the swiss bank. And also this document has my name, as the first born and next of kin. Now this trunk box has to be retrieved and repositioned for a secured investment in your country. I seek your assistance to be my guardain, investment advisor/partner. And you are inevitably will be in Accra - Ghana for a person to person meeting, signing of agreement, and the retrieval of bequeath( one box), and you will offered 30% of this fund for your assistance and also 10% has been budgeted forexpenses incured on transaction.


Please revert as urgent, with your direct and confidential telephone and fax and may the good Lord be with you and all your family and may God continue to
lead you in your endeavour and bless you as His child.


Your truly,

Sandra William


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