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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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: "mark" <m_williams14@myway.com>
Reply-To: m_williams04@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 05:23:42 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: GOODDAY


Dear sir, My name is Mark Williams, I was the director of special duties to president Charles Taylor in Liberia. We the former members of government are no longer in Liberia. We are currently in exile outside our country. I am requesting your cooperation for immediate acceptance of my US$10,500,000.00 {Ten Million, Five hundred thousand United States Dollars Only}. This amount is my compensation from unofficial payments made to our government by foreign buyers of our major export, diamonds, which were under my supervision. As the former Director of Special Duties, President Charles Taylor compensated me with these funds during our last days in Liberia before we handed over power to the interim government. All that has to do with the US$10.5M are decent, morally sound, and legal.But the money is in United States Dollars, which attracts undue attention especially when it is connected with someone in and around government. I therefore request that you receive and keep the funds

on my behalf until I am able to take back control of it in a short period of time. Please reply me urgently so you can receive the amount into your bank account.Once the money is in your account, feel free to keep 20% of it for your personal use as compensation for your efforts, while the balance will be kept for me until I can take control of it. We shall sign a formal partnership agreement to assure you of my honesty and good faith. To commence the transaction,please send the following information to me. 1, Your full name and contact address 2. Your direct telephone and fax numbers.3. Bank account details where you want the money transferred into. I am waiting for your kind reply with your direct tel number as I need to speak with you before we comence the transaction.Thanks.Mark Williams.NB:Reply to this email address. m_williams04@o2.pl

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