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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:
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum 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)
  • "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.
  • hakinson_dd@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DD.LIOYD HAKINSON JR" <xz5mrhakinson_1969@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: hakinson_dd@k.ro
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 13:00:20 -0800
Subject: Advise us


Hello friend

I know this letter may come to you as a surprise, but l will like you to be considerate in reading it. With trust have decided to get in touch with you, to see if you can help me solve my problem.



To be brief, my name is DD.LIOYD HAKINSON JR. My father had lost his life in the course of the war in my country Liberia . My father was a personal friend to my former President Charles Tailor of Liberia and a former managing Director of one of the gold mining department.

Just of recent we can to found out that my Late parents deposited a Huge sum of money with a bank outside our country Liberia . These funds as we were told by the BANKERS it was deposited on a transit Account and the transit account number is with us. I contact you therefore to confirm if you can advice us on how we can make this transfer to your account in your country for investment as you may want to plan for the funds.

The said amount is £78.400.000.00 Million BP only. All the legal deposit documents of the said funds are with me.

If you confirm your interest in receiving these funds then, I will link you up with the said bank and make verifications as we proceed. I will want you to forward to me your direct telephone and fax numbers so that I can talk with you and fax all the documents for you to go through it.I shall be waiting to hear from you pls.

Regards

Mr.DD.LIOYD HAKINSON JR.
TEL+233 24 3003 708
E-mail hakinson_dd@k.ro

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