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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22892035932 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: capt richard Phill <info_captrichardphill02@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: info_richardphill@yahoo.fr
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2006 20:13:53 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: urgent and confidential.


Very urgent and confidential.

Dear Good Friend,

Please pardon my indignation for contacting you via this medium, I have no option than to email you due to time.....I think it is the faster way to reach you for now......I know that my letter will sounds very strange to you since you do not know me before. ....I pray that God will give you a fair hearing and understanding to it as you will benefit from it.

My name is Capt. (rtd.) Richard Phill, I served engineering military unit of Liberia as full Captain and I quited the army after the end of the civil war in my country.....I left my country with my family to Republic of Togo where me and my family are residing now.

MY AIM OF CONTACTING YOU.

I am in need of your full assistance my good friend......During this civil war in my country I made US$
8.5 Million US dollars on diamond deals I conducted with my military colleagues standing defence on the diamond mining zone.

I wish to make you understand that I moved this my share out of my country to a security bondage company vault in the capital city of Ghana.

Now I want to move this fund out from Ghana to your country where I wish to invest.......My good friend your role in this transaction is to assist me, working in partnership in retrieving this funds from the security bondage company vault in Ghana and transfer it to your country. You will also assist me with my investment plans there in your country .

I am offering you total of 30% of this fund, while you will keep 70% safely for me into a reliable and secured A/C untill I come to meet you in your country with my investment plans.

I guarrantee you that this deal will be executed under legitimate good arrangement that will protect you from breaching any legal law.

Please my good friend,....I would want you to understand that my most concern is your capability to handle this very transaction with me in honesty.

Reply back immediately if you are interested to work with me as I have explained above, and please indicate your direct phone contact number for a better and easier communications.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Friendly regards,
Capt. (rtd.) Richard Phill. +228-920-3-59-32.



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