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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:
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • catherine_cv113@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JNUFER C. Sutton" <everc_jsutton100wza@yahoo.com.br>
Reply-To: catherine_cv113@excite.com
Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 12:53:40 -0300 (ART)
Subject: COULD YOU PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME.


FROM:JENUFER C.SUTTON
EASTET G.G.L AVENUE HOUSE 4.
MONROVIA, LIBERIA.EMAIL:catherine_cv113@excite.com

DEAR ,

I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON THAT WILL ASSIST ME WITH THIS BUSINESS.

I AM JENUFER C.SUTTON,THE PERSONAL SECRETARY TO THE FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR WHO IS ON ASYLUM. MY HOUSE ADDRESS, APPLE EASTET G.G.L AVENUE HOUSE 4.

WHEN MY BOSS,CHARLES TAYLOR WAS THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA,HE DEPOSITED MANY FUND TO DIFFERENTS PARTS OF THE WORLD WITH SOME FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY FOR SAFETY AND BEFORE HE HANDED OVER POWER TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT IN LIBERIA,HE COMPENSATED HIS CLOSE ASSOCIATES AND HIS WORKERS WITH SOME GIFTS OF HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FOR THEIR LIFE INVESTMENT. BECAUSE I WAS HIS PERSONAL SECRETARY HE GAVE ME A GIFT OF CASH DEPOSIT DOCUMENTS OF TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN ONE OF THE MOST SAFE COUNTRY FOR SAFETYAND HE ASKED ME TO GO AND RECEIVE THIS MONEY FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR MY LIFE INVESTMENT OF WHICH I REALLY THANK HIM.

I HAVE CONTACTED THE FINANCE SECURITY COMPANY REGARDING THE PAYMENT OF THIS MONEY TO ME AND THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE TWO BOXES CONTAINING THIS TWENTY MILLION DOLLARS IS INTENT AND THAT I SHOULD COME AND CLAIM THIS FUND IMMEDAITELY WITH THE COPYS OF THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS USED IN DEPOSITING THIS FUND WITH THEM. IT IS ONLY YOU AND ME THAT KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUSINESS AND YOU MUST KEEP IT VERY CONFIDENTAIL.

PLEASE MY FRIEND, I WANT YOU TO HELP ME AND RECEIVE THIS FUND BECAUSE OF MY HUSBAND WAS SENTENCED TO JAIL HE WOULD HAVE ASSISTED ME IN CLAIMING THIS MONEY. ALL THE DOCUMENTS TO ENABLES YOU RECEIVE THIS FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY WILL BE SEND TO YOU IMMEDAITELY YOU ARE READY TO TRAVEL THERE.

THE SHARING OF THIE FUNDA WILL BE BASED ACCORDING TO AGREEMENT BETWEEN ME ANDYOU.AS SOON AS I RECEIVE AN ACKONOWLEDGEMENT OF THIS MESSAGE IN ACCEPTANCE OF OUR MUTUAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL,I WILL FURNISH YOU WITH THE NECESSRY MODALITIES AND DISBURSEMENT RATIO TO SUIT BOTH PARTIES WITHOUT ANY CONFLICT.IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ACCEPTABLE BY YOU,DO NOT TAKE UNDUE ADVANTAGE OF THE TRUST I HAVE BESTOWED IN YOU.

I AM WAITING TO RECEIVE YOUR REPLY SOONEST ON MY PRIVATE
EMAIL:catherine_cv113@excite.com

YOURS FAITHFULLY,


JENUFER C. SUTTON.

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