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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:
  • "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.
  • ljudge@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "leaf judge" <leafjudge4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ljudge@myway.com
Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2007 05:13:40 -0500
Subject: I NEED YOUR CO-OPERATION

Dear Sir,
The prompting of this mail is based on my strong desire and motivation to
establish a lasting business relationship with you.
I am Leaf Judge. A cousin to Mr. Charles Taylor, erstwhile president of
Liberia who is currently facing war crime charges at world court
Hague.Whilst, when it became obvious to my cousin he was going to be
betrayed by Nigeria state where he was granted asylum, he made direct
contact with me suspecting the case he was to face may not be an easy one
after all. He is not sure of victory. On this strength, several issues was
confided in me by my cousin. Among this unfolded issue was about the sum of
U.S$25,000,000.00 which he lodged in vault and secured in security
firm-Europe. This deposit, however was successfully lodged with the help of
a united Kingdom based lawyer who is in possession of all valid deposit
documents.
My cousin would wish me to contract a trusted, and reliable hand who could
claim/invest the said deposit in any viable and profit yielding venture
oversea on agreed terms. His believe is that profit so accrued from the
investment placement could be used to take care of his family needs while
the fixed capital may remain intact untill he regain freedom from his
accusers.
It is on this level that I choose to contact you with view to liase with you
although we may have no prior correspondence or contacts. If you can help on
this situation, the U.K attorney telephone, fax and e-mail will be given to
you so you may contact him and conclude with him how you may join him to
visit the overseas security firm/claim the funds.
You can reply through my privat e-mail address: ljudge@myway.com
Thanks
Leaf Judge.

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