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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • rsimon46@aim.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Simon Rosenblum <simon@simonrosenblum.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:09:12 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Please treat urgently


Please treat urgently
My Dear,
I am Mr.Simon Rosenblum , a Liberian national and former associate to ex President Charles Taylor of Liberia who is currently in detention with United Nations. As tension climaxed and as I foreseen what was about to happen to my former boss, I have to sneak out to my current country of residence before the clamp down as all former associates of ex president were penciled down for arrest by the new administration of Mrs. Ellen Johnson who is bent on getting hold of us, especially I and others whose offices were used to siphon funds, gold and diamond abroad. Check this site to understand what I am telling you.
http://www.un.org/news/Press/docs/2004/sc8027.doc.htm
All my loots above $50 Million United States Dollars including Gold and diamonds made from deals while in government were deposited anonymously in disguise for security reason in different countries at different deposit institutions which I will disclose to you soon as you are ready to assist. The deposits documents are with me, but I cannot move out freely of my present residence due to the tension on the ground.
I want these funds with the Gold and diamonds to be transferred to you which shall be used to set up good viable investments that will be handled by you for now until I have the freedom to join you. The investment profits shall be on the 30-70 sharing ratio. Note that I lost all my family members including my wife during the civil war in Liberia which makes hence you are my last hope to revive my life with this my fortunes.
Once you agree to help, I will direct you to the particular deposit institution to contact them for the deposit to be released to you upon my instruction.
This communication and other of our communications must be kept secret due to my present predicament. You should not discuss it with anybody. Reply immediately if you are ready to take up the task to my confidential email: rsimon46@aim.com
God Bless You.
Mr. Simon Rosenblum.

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