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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:
  • "will 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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: steven porkar <steven_porkar@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:03:45 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: send me six names


hello dad,
i know that this message will come to you as a surprise but it is by God doing i am very happy that i made it at last, i am from liberia long before now i was in the camp where i got your contact that you are a reputable and God fearing person ,with this i want to help you to recover the expences you have gone through on helping african children,

Now i am with one thousand eight hundred dollars clean money spending on myown . now i want you to send me six names so that i can send money to you through western union money tranfer. in togo and still because of the position of the money i will still being going to contonu too for the sending. ok

after this, you will arange for my coming to come and invest my money in your country. at the same i will being schooling there.
the money i am having is thirty seven millions dollars in two trunt boxies that is all i need to tell you now so send me the names i am waithing ,


Thank
steven porkar




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