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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (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: "Peter West" <petlib_mr@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 13:13:02 +0200
Subject: De P.West

Hello Friend,
This mail correspondence may come to you as a surprise due to the fact that we
have not met,i know that this is an unlikely platform to start this kind of
relationship but i am constrained by the present situation of my family and i
request you to permit me use this medium to introduce myself. I am a liberian
and was the personal aide on domestic affairs to our former president,
Mr.Charles Taylor.
I am currently in Dakar,Senegal and would need your co-operation in moving
out some funds from here for investments in your country.
For your help,i will be happy to share the funds with you according to an
agreed percentage. Please indicate your interest in working with me so that
i can give you full details.If i do not hear from you in 7 days, i shall
consider it that you are not favourably disposed to accept my offer.
Thanks,
Peter West

Hola Amigo,
Esta correspondencia del correo puede venir a usted como una
sorpresa debido al hecho que nosotros no hemos encontrado, sé que esto es una
plataforma improbable empezar esta clase de la relación pero soy forzado por
la situación actual de mi familia y yo solicito que usted permitir que mí
utilice este medio para introducirme. Soy un liberiano y era el ayudante
personal en asuntos domésticos a nuestro presidente anterior,
Sr. Charles Taylor.
Soy actualmente en Dakar, Senegal y necesitaría su cooperación a mudar algunos
fondos de aquí para inversiones en su país.
Para su ayuda, yo seré feliz de compartir los fondos con usted según un
porcentaje concordado. Indique por favor su interés a trabajar conmigo para
que yo le pueda dar detalles. si repleto que yo no oigo de usted en 7 días,
yo lo consideraré que usted no es dispuesto para aceptar favorablemente mi
oferta.
Gracias,
Peter West

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