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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "search for a reliable person" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • sistersandrab@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sandra Brown" <sistersandrabrown1@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 09:24:43 -0800
Subject: CALVARY GREETINGS FROM SANDRA BROWN

FROM SANDRA BROWN
C/O: REFUGEE CAMP,
ACCRA GHANA ,
WEST AFRICA.
EMAIL(sistersandrab@yahoo.com]

Dear Beloved,
I got your contact address in my search for a reliable person for
partnership and investments overseas. I am also believing that you will not
expose or betray the trust and confidence I am about to establish with you.
I have decided to contact you with greatest delight and personal respect.
But before I proceed, I would like to introduce myself to you. I am Miss
Sandra Brown, the only daughter of late Dr. Allen Brown. I have 2 brothers
who all died during the war in my country Liberia together with my sweet
loving mother. (May her soul rest in perfect peace-Amen). My late father was
the former Director of finance Liberia Diamond and Mining Corporation. Few
days before the death of my father, he confided in me and ordered me to go
to his underground safe and move out immediately, with a Deposit Agreement
and Cash Receipt he made with a FINANCE AND SECURITY COMPANY in Accra Ghana
where he deposited the sum of USD$15, 200,000 {Fifteen Million, Two Hundred
Thousand Dollars).This money was made from the sells of Gold and Diamond by
my father and he have already decided to use this money for future
investment of the family. Thereafter, I rushed down to Ghana with these two
documents and confirmed the deposit of the fund by my father. Also, I have
been granted political stay as a Refugee by the Government of Ghana because
of the war in my country Liberia . Meanwhile, before my father died way back
in 2003, he instructed me to look for a trusted foreigner who can assist me
to move out this money from Ghana , immediately for investment. Based on
this, I solicit for your assistance to transfer this fund into your Account,
but I will demand for the following requirement:
(1) Could you provide me a safe Bank Account where this fund will be
transferred to?
(2) Could you be able to introduce me to a profitable business venture that
would not require much technical expertise in your country where part of
this fund will be invested?
(3) Your name.
(4) Your address.
(5) Your telephone number for easy communication.

Please, all these requirements are urgently needed for change of ownership
of this fund in your favor. As soon as I received the above info, I shall
immediately consult a reputable attorney who will guide us and help us
procure all the legal documents required to change the ownership of this
fund into your name and wire said fund into your own private bank account

Please note that this is 100% risk free and will be conducted under a
legitimate arrangement within 14 working days. I have all the vital
documents relating to this fund with me.
I please want you to handle this transaction based on the trust I have
established on you. For your assistance in this transaction, I have decided
to offer you 30% percent of the total amount at the end of this transaction,
65% for me while 5% has been mapped out to cover any internal or external
expenses that might result in the event of this transaction. The security of
this business is very important to me and as such, I would like you to keep
this business very confidential. If you are interested, please kindly reply
me immediately through this my alternative email address only:(
sistersandrab@yahoo.com) If you are not interested to help me, kindly
delete this mail from your inbox after reading it. But i pray that God will
give you the wisdom to accept this offer as such opportunities comes once in
a lifetime and may never come your way again.

Thanks,
Respectfully Yours
Sandra Brown

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