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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:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "ROBERT TAYLOR" <robert.taylor23111@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: robert.taylor11@mail.ru
Date: Sun, 05 Nov 2006 13:59:43 +0000
Subject: Investment

Dear Sir,

My name is Robert Taylor; I am the first son of president Charles Taylor,
the form president of Republic of Liberia. It may interest you to know that
American government ordered my father to leave Liberia or be forced out of
power knowing fully well the capabilities of America and other powerful
members of the united nations, my father (president Charles Taylor) decided
on the 11th of august 2003 to go into exile in a neighboring country Nigeria
to seek asylum. My father is now presently faces war crimes charges over his
role in the civil war in neighboring country Sierra Leone. Before my father
is handover to Liberia government on March 2006, he confided/inform me of
eighteen million US Dollar ($18,000,000.00) he deposit with finance and
security company in Accra (republic of Ghana) for safe keeping only

I considered it unsafe to invest the money in Nigeria or Ghana because of
the betraying of trust Nigeria government betrays my father. So what I
really want is a faithful partner who will meet with me in Accra Ghana for
full negotiation and to assist me move this fund out of Ghana for viable and
profitable investment abroad, it is important to notify you that I have
decide to give you 15% out of the fund. If you hope in assisting me, do not
hesitate to contact me, I will send you the full details, please including
your most confidential telephone/fax numbers. This business is risk free.

Hope to hear from you.

Best regards,
Mr Robert Taylor

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