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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "MR.AMOS K. WILLIAM" <amokoko07@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: amokoko2007@ubbi.com
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 16:50:47 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS INVESTIMENT PATNERSHIP WITH YOU, PLEASE READ AND REPLY, WAITING.

Dear ,
I am sorry for sending unsolicited mail to you, it is true that we have never meet each other before and I believe that this name sounds strange to you, please do not see this letter as a junk or one of the Internet scam mails because everything I am going to tell you here has prove and evidence and we believe that only time will vindicate the just.
I will like to introduce myself to you; I am Mr. Amos Koko Williams, a son of former Liberia external affairs minister during the regime of former president Charles Taylor of Liberia who is now in detention for genocide,
In 2001, my father was accused of planning coup against the president and he was arrested among 31 people in the list, in 2002, my father was killed and since then, my life and my family was in danger as there is on going war in my country and for that we have to live and seek asylum in Accra Ghana.
Before the death of my father, he had a transaction of importing ammunition with his former boss that worth $1.8billion from a Russian firm, after the transaction, he make $31.5million been his commission from the company and due to the on going war in my country, he has to deposited the money in a security company, please name of the company is withheld for security reason.
Now, my family has decided to invest in any profitable venture of which we are looking for a foreign business partner who will be in partnership with us for investment purpose either in your country or in any country of your choice, provided the government policy for investment will suit our aim.
If you are interested in this proposal, kindly furnish us with the followings.
1. Your full name
2. Address
3. Your Telephone and mobile phone number.
Upon the receipt of your personal data, we shall open up communication with you for further explanation on this matter.
For more information about the man that killed my father, please visit: <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4873774.stm> were he is in the court for the charges level against him. click the 1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9 and have a look of the invent.
Thank you.
Mr. Amos Koko William

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