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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • baristernelsonwills@zwallet.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: tina Talor <tinatalor_1@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 15:24:18 +0100 (BST)
Subject: HOPE TO READ FROM YOU:


Dear Sir/Madam.

Compliment of the season to you, I write to solicit your favor not Minding that we have not known each other before putting this proposal to you. In brief introduction, I AM A LIBERIAN CITIZEN? AND MY NAME IS TINA TAYLOR WIFE OF MR. CHARLES TAYLOR, THE FORMER PRISEDENT OF LIBELIA .

We are presently in West Africa in the refugee camp. My husband recently was arrested by united nation for war crime charges. Again to be precise and straight to you, my husband was arrested in Nigeria by UN war crime tribunal to face charges. That was why we flew to GHANA on self-exile, But before the arest of my husband he reveled to me a deposited sum of $18.5 MILLION DOLLERS at a TRIDENT SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA (18.5 Million United State Dollars) as a family treasure.

This money was deposited in 2 big metal trunk Boxes as a family treasure. NOTE: I am contacting you based on conveying the money for me, to a more politically stable country as yours and I will appreciate your efforts in searching and recommending some viable investment areas in your country for a Joint partnership venture with you. I promise to offer you up to 25% as commission
as soon as you are able to prove to me your ability to convey this money and your trustworthy partner to me, where this money will be in your care, because I am not at all knowledgeable in the business environment.

Please, Kindly reply introducing yourself and your business interest to enable us know ourselves and discuss further on how to move the money, you will be furnished with the particulars regarding the deposit of this money as soon as I receive your interesting reply. All the legal Documents that my husband used to Deposit this fund in the Security Company of Ghana is with my husbands Lawyer Barrister Osei Owusu for security reasons.

May be you will like to contact him? Here is his e-mail address baristernelsonwills@zwallet.com Please I will also appreciate your confidentiality in the whole transaction. Believing that you will accept this proposal in good faith.
Reply as soon as possible.

Best regard,

Mrs TINA TAYLOR.

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