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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • kenlor_12@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ken taylor" <keyytaylor20@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kenlor_12@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 20:01:46 +0100
Subject: ken taylor


êê³êóATTN: DIRECTOR
ITS A GREAT PLEASURE AND UNDERSTANDING TO RELATE TO YOU THIS
FUND BENEFIT ASSITANCE,IS QUITE INTERESTING INTRODUCING
MY HONOURABLE SELF TO YOU ,I AM THE ELDERS SON OF CHARLES,
TAYLOR OF LIBERIA, AM KEN TAYLOR, PRESENTLY AM IN POLAND
WHERE I RAN TO BEFORE MY FATHER WAS SENT TO HAGUE FOR TRIAL
UNDER THE REGIME OF THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT OF MRS SIRLEAF JOHNSON
AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL MY FATHER WAS IN POSSESION OF $25,000,000, TWENTY
FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS,BEFORE HE WAS LEAVING HIS EXCILE
HOME ,PRESENTLY THE FUND HAVE BEEN MOVED TO POLAND THROUGH A
DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY,IN A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY IN POLAND,
BUT,THE SECURITY COMPANY IS NOT AWARE OF THE CONTENTS OF THE BOX,
NOW I SINCERELY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS FUND
IS CLEARED AND PROPERLY INVESTED IN A REFINED BUSINESS THAT WILL
BEAR AND REGISTERED IN OUR NAME,POSSIBLLY IN YOUR CONUTRY OF
ORIGIN,MEANWHILE YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY MOBLIE LINE IMMEDIATELY
0048-504438018 OR VIA MY EMAIL ADDRESS kenlor_12@yahoo.co.uk,KINDLY
CONTACT ME SO THAT WE CAN DISCUSS FURTHER ON HOW TO COMPLETE
THE MUTUALTRANSACTION SUCCESSFULLY ,AND YOUR ASSISTING PERCENT-
AGE.
PLEASE,KINDLY MAKE SURE YOU KEEP THIS PROJECT VERY CONFINDENTIAL
I LOOK FORWARD TO HEAR FROM YOU.
BEST REGARD,
KEN TAYLOR

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam