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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "E.D" <peter1ageorge@walla.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:39:06 +0200
Subject: URGENT REPLY

DEAR FRIEND,

I WISH TO INTIMATE YOU WITH MY BUSINESS PROPOSAL AS BELOW.
I NEED A CAPABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO ACCOMPLISH AN URGENT FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TO THE TUNE OF $7,000,000 UNITED STATES DOLLARS. THIS IS STRICTLY A PHYSICAL CASH TRANSACTION THAT REQUIRES YOUR PHYSICAL PRESENCE AS THE BENEFICIARYS REPRESENTATATIVE.

OWNERSHIP STATUS OF FUND:
THE FUND BELONGED TO MR.CHARLES TAYLOR OF LIBERIA ( former president)WHO IS NOW FACING TRIAL IN THE HAGUE (NETHERLANDS) FOR ALLEGED WAR CRIMES COMMITTED IN LIBERIA AND SIERA-LEON, BUT I AM THE DOCUMENTED BENEFICIARY USED TO COVER TRACE OF IT TO MR. TAYLOR PENDING SAFE DEPOSIT INTO AN ACCOUNT IN SYRIA WHERE THE MONEY WAS TO BE ULTIMATELY USED. THIS PLAN WAS ABORTED AS A RESULT OF THE SUDDEN ACCEPTANCE OF NIGERIA IN MARCH THIS YEAR TO END MR. TAILORS POLITICAL ASSYLUM AND HAND HIM OVER FOR TRIAL.

MY RELATIONSHIP WITH MR. TAYLOR:
I AM AMONG MR. TAYLORS COTERIE AND A CLOSE CONFIDANT OF HIS DURING HIS ASSYLUM . I ARRIVED WITH HIM TO NIGERIA AFTER HE OFFICIALLY HANDED OVER POWER TO HIS DEPUTY IN 2003 FOLLOWING PRESURE FROM UNITED STATES AND THE UN.

THE SUDDEN REALITY OF HIS EXTRADICTION AND IMMINENT TRIAL MADE HIM ATTEMPT A QUICK ESCAPE FROM NIGERIA ON 27TH MARCH THIS YEAR THROUGH THE BORDER WITH CAMEROUN AND THIS PROBABLY MADE HIM NOT TO LEAVE WORDS OF INSTRUCTION TO ME. THE FUND WHICH LEFT NIGERIA IN LATE FEBRUARY THIS YEAR VIA ARRANGED DIPLOMATIC GUISE AND DECLARED AS FAMILY PRECOIUS GEMS AND VALUABLE DOCUMENTS IS PRESENTLY IN SPAIN AND I NEED TO RETRIEVE IT FROM A PRIVATE SECURITY VAULT WHERE IT WAS KEPT AND USE IT FOR PRIVATE INVESTMENT AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE MR. TAYLOR WILL NOT BE FREE FOR A VERY LONG TIME( IF HE WILL EVER BE FREE AGAIN).

MY CONSTRAINTS: I AM UNABLE TO ARRANGE MY TRAVEL TO SPAIN FROM WHERE I AM NOW DUE TO LACK OF FUNDS OCCAISIONED BY THE SUDDEN DISAPPEARANCE OF MY BOSS AND HIS ULTIMATE ARREST AND ARRAIGNMENT FOR TRIAL. THIS IS WHY I NEED A CAPABLE AND RELIABLE PERSON TO GO TO SPAIN AND REPRESENT ME IN RETREIVING OF THE FUNDS AND MAKE AVAILABLE TO ME JUST ENOUGH CASH THAT WILL FACILITATE MY QUICK TRAVEL OVER THERE. NO GAINSAYING THE FACT THAT AM WILLING TO STRIKE A MUTUAL DEAL THAT WILL ENTITLE YOU TO 30% OF THE PROCEEDS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS PROPOSAL AND GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY
HERE IS MY PRIVATE E-mail: true1a@voila.fr

RESPECTFULLY,
E.B.

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