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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • mrslimawright@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • loiusjames06@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MRSLIMA WRIGHT <mrslimawright@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: mrslima@mywa.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 13:21:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: MRSLIMA WRIGHT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: mrslimawright@yahoo.ca







MRSLIMA WRIGHT

- Dear friena,I am Lima Wright a Liberian and the only child of Dr.vinus Wright,who was the Director General of the Government owned Gold Mining Company in my country Sierra leone. However,my father and his foreign business partner were killed by rebels during the war in my country a few years back.Before he died,my late father revealed to my mum that he had deposited a sum of $9.5 million USD in a security company here in Europe He had registered the fund as family treasure in disguise.So, the Security company is not aware of the real content of the box. The security company has agreed to release the consignment to as soon as I come along with my late fathers foreign business partner because my late father had registered it as belonging to him and his foreign business partner. This is why I have contacted you to come and stand in as my late fathers foreign business partner so that the consignment can be released to us immediately,and I wiil go back to your country with you !
to invest in any business you may advice me.I want to assure you that all the necessary documents covering this consignment are all intact here with my fahter personal legal adviser.If you want to contact him here is hisemail...loiusjames06@yahoo.it for futher detialsI am looking forward to hearing from you soonest.thanks,Lima Wright

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