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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • missjntaylor@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MISS JAN TAYLOR" <missjntaylor@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 7 Mar 2007 18:37:11 +0700
Subject: Re: SINCERE ASSOCIATE NEEDED

FROM MISS JAN TAYLOR
AVENUE JEAN PAUL II
COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.
DEAR FRIEND, PROPOSAL FOR A JOINT FAMILY INVESTMENT
PLAN I AM MISS JAN TAYLOR 25YRS,THE DAUGHTER OF THE
FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR, I HAVE IN MY
POSSESSION THE SUM OF SEVENTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS {$17,000,000.00}, AND THE TOP LIST OF MY
PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY
COUNTRY. 'REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME'. I URGENTLY NEED
YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE
OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY
MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT. PLEASE I WILL
KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE TOO. I AM EXPECTING YOUR
URGENT MAIL RESPONSE. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT AND
SERIOUSNESS. I AM PRESENTLY ON EXILE IN THAILAND - MY
BROTHER CHOKRI TAYLOR AFTER THE UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA ASKED MY FATHER TO RESIGN AS THE PRESIDENT OF
LIBERIA. MY FATHER IS ALSO ON A SELF EXILE IN ONE OF
THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS
EXPECTED. SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE NUMBER SO THAT
I CAN REACH YOU WHEN NECCESSARY.SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY
CONFIDENTIALBOX:missjntaylor@yahoo.com it FROM: MISS JAN
TAYLOR AVENUE JEAN PAUL II COTONOU REPUBLIC OF BENIN.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam