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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • murraywinpoe@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "murray winpoe" <murraywinpoe@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 21:42:43 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: RE:DEAREST ONE,


DEAREST ONE,

MY NAME IS MURRAY WINPOE YORMIE THE DAUGHTER OF LATE MR THOMAS WINPOE YORMIE A COMPLETE CITIZEN OF LIBERIA DEPUTY MINISTER OF NATIONAL SECURITY WHO WAS A VICTIM OF PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR MAN SULTTER IN 2003, THE WEBSITE BELOW IS WERE YOU WILL FIND OUT HOW MY BELOVED FATHER WAS KILLED BY CHARLES TAYLOR. I HERITED A TOTAL SUM OF 10.5 MILLION DOLLARS HE CONCEALED IN A METALLIC TRUNK BOX AND DEPOISTED WITH SECURITY COMPANY IN ABIDJAN AS A FAMILY VALUABLE, THAT MEANS THE SECURITY COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THE CONTENT OF THIS BOX THAT WAS DEPOSITED WITH THEM.

MY MAIN PURPOSE OF CONTACTING YOU IS TO HELP ME STAND AS MY LATE FATHER'S FOREIGN BUSINESS PARTNER TO ENABLE US RETRIEVE THE TRUNK BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN AND SHIP IT TO YOUR COUNTRY OR ANY PLACE YOU KNOW THAT IS SECURED AND INVEST THE MONEY FOR ME IN ANY LUCRATIVE BUSINESS YOU KNOW WHILE I JOIN YOU OVER THERE AND START WITH MY STUDIES. I WILL GIVE YOU THE FULL CONTACT INFORMATION OF THE SECURITY COMPANY IF YOU WRITE BACK. I APPRECIATE YOUR IMMENSELY CO-OPERATION AS I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST. PLEASE KINDLY
REACH ME WITH MY PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS.(murraywinpoe@yahoo.fr)

BEST REGARDS,
MISS MURRAY WINPOE YORMIE


http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm


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