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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • angel1collins@yahoo.com.au (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Ms Angel Collins" <collinsjoe2006@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: angel1collins@yahoo.com.au
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 21:20:31 +0000
Subject: Urgent Please.



Dearest .

Greetings to you,

Before I introduce myself, I wish to inform you that this letter is not a hoax mail and I urge you to treat it serious. This letter must come to you as a big surprise, but I believe it is only a day that people meet and become great friends and business partners.However, I have already sent you this same letter by post one month ago, but I am not sure if it did get to you since i have not heard from you, hence my resending it again.

I'm Ms Angel Collins 25years from Liberia the only daughte of the former minister for defence and interior. There is this huge amount of US$ 10.2m (Ten Million Two Hundred Thousand united state Dollars) which my late father Deposited for us in one of the leading Finiancial firm here in Dakar -Senegal before he was assassinated by unknown persons.

invest these money in your country or anywhere save enough outside Africa for security and political reasons. We want you to help us claim the fund from the security firm and Transfer it into your personal account or any account of your choice in your country for investment purposes on profitable ventures.

If you can be of an assistance to us, we will pleased to offer you 20% of the total fund. while we have set aside 5% of the total fund for any expenses incure by you during the process,Since the management of the security firm adviced that I should solicit for an individual or corporate organization to claim the Fund for us as they cannot release it directly to us due to our refugee status in Senegal.

There is practically no risk involved, the transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of law.If you accept to work with me, so that both parties will be satisfied.
Contact me as soon as you receive this message if you feel we can work together,so we can go over the details.

Thanking you in advance and may God bless you.
Treat with utmost confidentiality.(angel1collins@yahoo.com.au)

Regards,

Ms Angel Collins

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