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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • marykariam100@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "marykariam@terra.es" <marykariam@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2007 09:49:44 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: It is my pleasure of writing you this mail.


Hello
Greetings! It is my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe will be a surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply sorry if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the
fact that,so many individuals have taken possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely difficult for genuine refugee persons to get attention and recognition,I know it sounds somehow approaching you on the Internet, considering the fact that some people have abused the Internet but it is still the fastest,
I am Mary Kariam from Libera
My late father was a great cocoa farmer before he died ,he revealed to me about some funds which he kept in a metallic boxes, which he use my name as the next of kin in depositing the funds in a security company here in Ghana for safekeeping,my late father did not disclose the content of the tow boxes to the security company.to avoids the officials from raising eye brows to the funds,
Presently I am here in Ghana to notify the security company for the claim and to stay because my late father people are looking for me seriously to kill me, they were jealous of my late father been a great man in our country Liberia,before the dead of my late father.in the hospital.he secretly called me on his bedside and disclosed to me that he has a funds in two metallic boxes deposited in a security company.One of the government affiliated deposit house here in Accra Ghana, my late father disclosed to me were he kept the related document covering the transaction, he also explained to me that there is a treasures valuables unknown to the security company because of security reasons, He stated it Cleary to me that I should keep away from his family…..because the family are not happy……beacuse of his wealth.

My late father family.they are now treating to kill me just because of the document that was the reason why I am hiding in the refugee camp here in Ghana,.when I got to the security company for the claim of the funds…… the director of the insurance security company told me that my late father made an agreement with them….stating that they should not release the boxes to any of his family member without a foreign partner,that is why I am seeking for a God fearing and honest person,I need you to advice me on how best we can invest this money,because my father told me that it dangerous to invest this money here in Africa to avoid suspicions………and due to market instability,coupled with economic and political instability facing Africa countries,that is why I want to invest in abroad,all I need you to do for me now is to assist me by standing as my foreign partner, so that the security company can release and deliver my inheritance which is the fund I am talking about, I want the inheritance to transfer to you in your country, please I really need your assistance.I have also made up my mind to offer you something good,that is when the fund has been trensfar to you by the security company,I have all the vital documents covering the deposit and the ownership which I may need to send to you on,this assistance is very easy if only you can help me with all hearted,if you wish to comeover to me here in Ghana to verify yourself you are very very free.

I look forward to your earliest response through my alternative email
address below Email (marykariam100@aim.com ) for security reasons.

Yours faithfully
MARY KARIAM.






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