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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "trunk box" (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: "Monica James" <monica_james1976@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2006 14:27:37 +0000
Subject: Attention Please

Dear Sir/Madam

Pls,before I proceed further,I am Miss Monica James,the only surviving
daughter of Dr Prof, H.C. James who was slained during the struggling for
power in Liberia.
After the death of my father,his lawyer called on my attention and exposed
to me some of my late father important documents that was confinded in him
by my father while he was still alive.As the content revealed that as a
LIBERIA.

It was unwise to keep treasures with you in a country where peace,stability
and comfort is denied.After alot of scrutinity, And the documents make me to
know that my late father died,he deposited One trunk box containing (USD
55.0000000m)Fifty-Five million usdollars,and diamond respectively here in
Accra-Ghana.



Sir,now I am in Ghana,living in UNITED Nation Refugee Camp, in order to
secure my inherited truck box.
Dear Sir/Mada, i cantaced you ,because of ,instability of africa states,I am
seeking the aid of a foreign counterpart for a business set-up. I

Sir/Madam,i have decided to send my fund and the diamond abroad to you as
our Final Beneficiary,and also thinking of going into business patnership
with you
overthere.Sir,your acceptance of this transaction will make you have a right
of (20%)Twenty percent of the total fund And Diamond.

Thanks for co-operation.
Yours faithfull,
Miss.Monica James

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