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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
• 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.
  • jebby_k@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "kumar" <jebby_9@myway.com>
Reply-To: jebby_k@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:37:09 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: PLEASE I PUT MY TRUST IN YOU












































FROM THE DESK OF BARRISTER KUMAR JEBBY.PERSONAL LAWYER TO THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA.DEAR SIR,MY NAME IS BARRISTER KUMAR JEBBY, I AM A PRIVATEATTORNEY AND I HAVEA CLIENT WHO IS INTERESTED IN INVESTING SOME GOODMONEY IN YOUR COMPANY.MY CLIENT IS A VERY IMPORTANTAND PROMINENT PERSON WHO HAS MANDATED ME TO CONTACTYOU OR YOUR COMPANY FOR A VERY IMPORTANT BUSINESSTRANSACTION.MY CLIENT IS BY NAME MR. CHARLES TAYLOTAND HE WAS THE FORMAL PRESIDENTOF LIBERIA FEDERALREPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. MR. CHARLES TAYLOR MADE ALOT OFMONEY THROUGH GOLD/DIAMOND, OIL PROCEEDS DURING HISTENURE IN OFFICE.THE TRUTH OF THIS CASE IS THAT MY CLIENT DESPITE THEPROBLEM HE IS GOINGTHROUGH NOW, HE STILL HAS A LOT OF MONEY IN HISPOSSESSION. WHICH HE INTENDS TO INVEST OUTSIDE THEIRCOUNTRY LIBERIA. WHAT MY CLIENT NEEDS FROM YOU NOW ISA RELIABLE ACCOUNT WHERE HE CAN TRANSFER SOME MONEYBUT MIND YOU, ALL THE MONEY IN HIS POSSESSION CAN NOTLEAVE AT ONCE BECAUSE HE NEEDS TO BUILD CONFIDENCE ANDTRUST IN SOMEONE WHO
WOULD NOT EXPOSE HIS PLAN TOREMIT AND POSSIBLY INVEST IN YOUR COMPANY. SO HE HASAGREED THAT I SHOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR THE TRANSFEROF US$250 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, THEN IF HEFINDS YOU RELIABLE, HE WILL STILL TRANSFER THEREMAINING US$25O MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS AND YOUARE FREE TO NEGOTIATE YOUR MODE OF COMPENSATION EVENIF HE NTENDS TO INVEST THE MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY.PLEASE, DO NOT HESITATE TO INDICATE YOUR VIEW OF THISREQUEST BY CONTACTING ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THISMAIL, SO THAT THE NECESSARY ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADEFOR THE MONEY TO LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. DUE TO THE PRESENTSITUATION OF MY CLIENT, I WOULD BE HAPPY IF THISREQUEST CAN BE KEPT A SECRET. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TONOTE THAT THERE IS NO RISK INVOLVED. I HOPE MY CLIENTWOULD BE HAPPY INVESTING WITH YOU.IF THIS PROPOSAL ISACCEPTABLE BY YOU, DO NOT FORGET TO SEND YOUR PRIVATETELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS WHEN REPLYING.THANKS,BARRISTER KUMAR JEBBYPLEASETHIS MY PRIVATE MAIL jebby_k@yahoo.com







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