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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:
  • "dear friend" (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: "Chris Taylor" <chriswilliamstaylor@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2006 10:19:46 +0100
Subject: Interested in Doing Business.?

Dear Friend.
I am Pleased to introduce myself to you. I am Chris Williams Taylor a nephew to the formal Liberia President.
I am seeking for someone in your home country to help me invest with the money i have at hand. in your country,
because the Government of our country might want to start investigationg on how he used the country funds.
His First Son who is my couisn is presently held by the American Government, so i am the only one capable at the moment to handle their funds.
I am Presently in Ghana as a Refugee, and i intend to transfer the Funds to your country so that you can use it to start a Big business and buy a Big house for me in your country.
I got your email from the Chambers of Commerce and after due consideration i decided to write you.
I hope i can trust you.
This funds are here on a Diplomatic means.
Change of Ownership can be made to your name, so that you can used it and invest in your country for me.
I am young and presently i am looking for who who help in investing this funds in his country, and also take care of me and my family with this funds.
Please i need your assistance, all i want you to do is to act as a Business Partner, that you want this funds to be brought to your country and it will be done.
the whole thing involve the Large sum of $1.2Millin(One Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars).
Documents to be provided: Export permit, Dealer’s license, Certificate of Origin, etc.
Please i will like to you indicate interest so i can tell my Lawyer that i have a family friend,
who is willing to assist. in bringing the fun to his country, as i dont want to invest it here in Africa due to too much tension.
Kindly get back to me with your full contact details. and telephone number.
so that we can start processing and preparing for the fund to be cleared.
Name, Address, Country of origin, Telephone, and also present Location.
Thanks in Anticipation.
Chris Williams Taylor

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