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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "million us 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)
  • "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: sackey d <dsackey2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <victoriamogan@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 19:54:11 +0000
Subject: Good To Know You



Dear sir,
am Mr. D.sackey,a former army commander duringthe ruling of the former president of Liberia CharlesTaylor ,i was able to get out of the country with ahuge amount of money ,that i want to get out of Africawith my family to live and invest abroad especially in India am now in Ghana Accra withmy wife and my little daughter i got your contact froma reliable friend Mr. Stanley, I ready need a trustedpersonthat i can get this money to before things go wrong onmy side, simply because the new government is tryingto get to the former president and all of hiscollaborators ,the money in total is 22million ,15million us dollars is deposited in Ghana with in a security company 7 million is in a dark color form but it canbe wash with only ordinary i have all document covering the money water, I want you to come to Ghana to met Mr. Stanley and my self, .please call me forbetter discussion my number is 00233-208078407 thanks
Mr.D.sackey
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