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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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: "Ms Rose K . Goddard" <lov-rose@excite.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:18:22 +0700
Subject: Hi


ATNS: SIR / MADDAM.

My name is Ms. Rose Kente a Liberian, I worked as Personal Assistance on domestic matter to the former Liberia President Charles Taylor who is currently facing charges of war crime in the International criminal Court in Netherlands
.
Some time in March 2006 when Charles Taylor wanted to escape from Nigeria in the event of handing him over for trial in the War crime Tribunal, he Charles Taylor gave me some documents, which he said I should handover to his America friend Mr. Craig Smith in case he is arrested. The documents include a Certificate of Deposit, Owner Security Card, which has the depositor pin code personal identification number.

The deposit is a metal box with a Security company in Thailand. The certificate bears the name COLEY WALLAS and the box is marked INHERITANCE. Since his arrest, I am not able to reach Mr. Smith on his phone. He Taylor has just sent me a message from detention now that the metal box contains $8.2m. He ask me to look for a foreign partner who will take possession of the deposit urgently and use part of the money to pay a world class Attorney who will defends his charges of war crime in the Tribunal.

I want to send to you all this documents to go and claim the money so that we can both share it 50/50 after which I can relocate to your Country if you accept this proposal. To actuate this all documents of realise will send to you as soon as i recieve your willingness to accomplish this project with me .

NO RISK is involved in the business.
Please include your contact details and Telephone number in your response.
Thanks


Ms Rose Kente

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