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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs TAYLOR ROSE <mrs_rosetaylor022@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 06:20:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mrs Rose Taylor!!!


Dear One
I am Mrs Rose Taylor i am the ex-wife of former President of Liberia Mr Charse Taylor, born 13 / 11/ 1960 and at present I suffer from a cancer of throat. My attending practitionar doctor, has just informed me that my days are counted becuase of my degraded health problem.

My matrimonal situation is as such, I do not have a Husband and non a child to whom I could bequeath my heritage to the girl i have died in Terorist attack in SPAIN. Therefor I would like a way gracious and with the aim of help stripped to give you this knowning as heritage rising to a value of $9.000.000 Million dollars for you to help and use it as a charity donation from me to those that is in needs.

Such as the Asian Tsunami Tidal Waves Victim's, Orphanage Home's, recently War Victim's in Midle East etc..., the money is in a truck box in one of privect security company in Europ. For my Gold, Timbers and Diamond buisness from Africa to America, Europ, and Asia etc...

I would like to have your following information:
1-Your full name.
2-Your telephone number and possible your fax,

And especially your Home address or any where you will like them to deliver this Truck box, if you make up your mind to help me with this assistance that i am asking from you. so that i can send to them your contact or if you want i can give you the contact of this Security Company in Europ where this Truck Box is, for you to contact them your self ?, for tell them how they can bring you the Truck Box, or if possible you can go there your self and cleam it your self with the document that prove that this Truck Box and please don't let the Security Company know that the contet of this Truck Box is money, becuase i declear a Family valuable item pls.

I count on your goodwill and especially the good use of these funds for what i instruted you for.

Remain bless in the LORD
Thanks
Mrs ROSE TAYLOR



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