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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Irving Harold" <irvingharold1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: irvingharold@linuxmail.org
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2007 08:30:05 +0000
Subject: waiting your urgent reply,

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Attn:Dear Friend,

It is with heart full of hope that I write to seek your help in the context
below. I am Mr Irving, the only Son of personal assistant to Former Liberian
President Charles Taylor,who is currently facing tribunal charges with
UNITED NATION IN Sierra Leone.
Having gotten your particulars from my countries chamber of
commerce/information centre, I have no doubt to your capacity and goodwill
to assist me in receiving into your custody (for safety) the sum of US$13.5
million willed and deposited in the favor of myself and my family.

This money is currently kept in a trust deposit vault with a Finance and
Security company and Deposited in Two Trunk Boxes. However,the new
Government headed by Liberia's President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has on
assumption of office setup an enquiry to recover all the assets belonging to
Former Liberia President Charles Taylor.

Fortunately, I managed to escape from the country, and with the help of a
lawyer, I am presently leaving as a refuge here until I succeed in this
transfer transaction and due to the situation of things the lawyer has
strictly advised that the willed money be urgently moved into an over-seas
account of a trusted Foreign family friend without delay for security
reasons. I expect you to be trustworthy and kind enough to respond to this
call to save me and my entire family from a hopeless future.

The attorneys here have perfected arrangements with the security company to
effect complete dislodgement of this money within a week of the receipt of
your response ,
They have equally guaranteed 100% risk free and smooth transfer.
Hence My lawyer will instruct the bank to credit your account after we have
our self trustwordy.
Looking Forward to your quick response.
May God bless you.

Best regard

Mr. Irving.

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