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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  
• 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.
  • jenkins100000@37.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <Jenkins100000@37.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2006 19:20:17 +0400
Subject: GOLD DUST

Dear Friend,

I am Jenkins O. Dunbar Jnr, the eldest child of Mr. Jenkins Dunbar (now
late, may his soul rest in Peace),
former Liberia minister for LAND, MINES AND ENERGY the ousted Charles
Taylor, former President of
Liberia in West African, who is currently in detention in Hague the
Netherlands to face war crime.
My family and I came to France to Seek political assylum.Before my father
died of a Protracted illness in
Ghana, he made a deposit of Gold Dust up to the tune of 2000 kilograms in a
Finance Firm in Europe for
the purpose of marketing it at the international market but could not
survive his illness and I have all the
Documents in my possession at the moment and the specification is Alluvial
Gold Dust ,2000 kilograms ,
22 carat plus (91.66%) or better,US$5,500 per kilogram with Ghana West
Africa as the origin of product.

During my father's tenure as the minister for Land, Mines and Energy, he
happens to be in charge of finance
on the former president's political ambition.
It was while on this privilege position that he kept in his custody this
commodity without the fore knowledge of
the President.
This is the reason I am asking for your assistance to contact the Finance
Firm in Europe where this Gold Dust
is kept to help us claim it by presenting yourself as the Legal Beneficiary
since we are going to send you the
documents for change of ownership as you are aware that I cannot do the
clearing now with my present
condition and as soon as you contact the Finance Firm,I will instruct our
family lawyer to meet you in Europe to
do all the documentation so you people could verify the quality and weight
of the Products and see if you could
help us clear and market it at an agreed percentage.

If you are interested at the proposal contact me through this email:
Jenkins100000@37.com

Best regards,
Jenkins O. Dunbar Jnr.

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