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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • john.camara2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.john" <j_camara@excite.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Jan 2007 05:58:39 -0500 (EST)
Subject: waiting to hear from you






DEAR SIR/MADAM

IT IS VERY SAD TO SAY THAT AFRICANS ARE BAD,BECAUSE I AM FROM AFRICA,BUT I STILL HAVE TO GO ON SAYING THIS FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE TIME

I AM JOHN CAMARA FROM LIBERIA, WEST AFRICA. I WRITE TO INFORM YOU MY DESIRE TO DO BUSINESS WITH YOU. BECAUSE THIS IS NOT WHAT I CAN NOT does BY MY SELF ALL ALONE SO I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE,

MY FATHER WAS A DIAMOND/GOLD MERCHANT IN MY COUNTRY.MY FATHER HAD A BULLET SHOT BY THE REBELS ON HIS WAY TRAVELLING OUT OF MY COUNTRY WITH TWO OF MY YOUNGER BROTHER'S DUE TO THE PRESENT CRISIS THAT IS OCCURING IN OUR COUNTRY (LIBERIA OF WICH YOU MIGHT BE AWARE). ).

MY BROTHER'S DIED ON THE SPOT WHILE U.N PEACE MAKER KEEPING FORCE RESCUED MY FATHER; HE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT WHICH HE LATER DIED MAY HIS SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE.



SIR BEFORE MY FATHER DIED HE GAVE TO ME SOME DOCUMENTS THAT CONSIGNNING 200KG OF GOLD Bah WITH THE SUM OF $9, 000, 000, 00 US DOLLARS (NINE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) SPENDABLE MONEY THAT HE HAD DEPOSITED IN A BANK IN ACCRA GHANA BEFORE HIS SURDEN

I JUST FINISHED THE FUNERAL SEREMONY OF MY FATHER AND RIGHT NOW I AM IN ACCRA GHANA TO CONFIRM THE DOCUMENTS AND SEE THE PROCESS OF THE CLAIMING. SO I WANT YOU TO BE MY FORIGN PARTNER THAT CAN BE ABLE TO help me RECEIVE THIS FUNDS GOLD AND FOR ME THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY.

SO IF YOU KNOW YOU ARE INTERESTED IN HELPING ME PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME AND YOU WILL BE HIGHLY REWARDED WITH A MINDED PERCENTAGE YOU AND I WILL AGREED ON. THE FAMILY IS LOOKING UNTO YOU; PLEASE DO GET BACK TO ME WITH MY PERSONAL EMAIL john.camara2006@yahoo.com

BEST REGARD

John camera





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