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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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: Susana Patterson <mrspat12@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <susanson08@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2007 07:15:13 +0100
Subject: With Faith I'm Contacting You...



Dear Lovely Friend,

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 relations.

Since we have not known ourselves or met previously, despite that, but before i pick up your E-mail contact and write to you, i prayed and fast to get a trustworthy person who will assist us because of the urgency of it, with strong faith believing that i can trust you to assist us as we required oversea trustworthy person. I am approaching you purely on a business proposal, if you are interested, let me know immediately for me to give you a detail explanation. Otherwise, do not bother to respond if you are not interested.

I will only be brief for now pending your response to this mail.I am Ms Susana Patterson from port-novo,in Benin Republic. A member of Red Cross Society (R.C.S) in this country. We specializes in moving children from war zones and crisis spots in Africa.

I will share with you about a particular young boy who is from Liberia. He is an orphan, his parents were killed during the crisis. But we have in our position some the total sum of Nine Million United State Dollars (US$9m) his late father deposited in a Secure Firm which he led us to discover and have all the documents. As a serious business minded person, I am contacting you to help us receive these funds in your account and with your help invest it in a good business venture there in your country, immeadietely you receive the fund in your private bank account and to assume responsibility of this boy wealth for proper investment and help him move in your country for further studies.

Pls, i will like you to send me your full home address, private telephone and fax number for easy communication as soon as you receive this message.

Let me hear from you if you can assist.

Best regards,Ms Susana Patterson.

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