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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • willprobyn@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: willprobyn2007@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 22:30:37 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?am=20still=20waiting=20ur=20reply?=

Dear sir

I am very sorry to contact you in this manner,because I got your contact
when am searching for a reliable person from the Ghana business directory
here in Ghana

my name is william probyn am 21yrs old from liberia but am presently in
ghana with my mother living as a refugee due to the political crisis in
my country liberia.

I am a citizen of Liberia the first and only son of the late former Prime
Minister of land, Mines and Energy Dr. Siaka Probyn who was killed by rebels
during presidential political problem in my country Liberia Before my Father's
death he made my mother to understand that he deposited some huge amount
of money which he Made from sales of diamond and gold business in Liberia
and he give my mother all relevant document of the consignment Which deposited
(marked) as family belonging.

I and my mother were able to move out from Monrovia, Liberia through the
UNITED NATION RESCUE TEAM, that Coven refugee from Monrovia the capital
city of Liberia to Accra Ghana, as a refugee. My Biological Father left
behind physical cash of "eleven Million United State Dollars" (11 Million
US Dollar) which he safely lodged in a Security Company in Accra Ghana,
during his regime in the office, as a prime minister.

i will likely need ur help as my foreign partner to stand to make the claim
and recieve of the consignment box in ur country as my late father foreign
business partner.

kindly get back to me through my email address with more details about you
if you are interested to be my life partner to enable me feed you with
more details and send you all necessary documentations which my late father
use in depositing the fund as family belongings and are involved in this
transaction, remember you have to be honesty to us once this fund finally
gets into your account,u will not disappiont us, if you agreed to assist
us.

Thanks and GOD bless.
William Probyn
willprobyn@hotmail.com

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