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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 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.
  
• 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.
  • h_akuf1978@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: h_akuf1978@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:02:04 -0800
Subject: PLAESE I NEED YOUR HELP NOW

Dear Sir,


This is Henry Akuf I am writing you this mail to bring to your notice the detail information about my consignment here in Istanbul Turkey were I am presently trying to figure out a way which I can get a honest and trustworthy partner abroad that can assist me in the area of investment.

I am the first son of Late Prince Odudume Akuf, in Liberia who is the head of one of the richest community in the filed of Diamond in my country but was killed by the rebels since his refusal to financially support the fight against the Government of Liberia, since this horrible incidences that affected almost all of the members of my family I then lucky to have been able to escape along side with my younger sister, to Istanbul Turkey where we are presently.

My father had a deposit of 7.5 million United State dollars with one of the most reliable security company here in Istanbul Turkey GLOBAL SECURITY COMPANY, this deposit was made in the year 2004 and I am the Next of Kin to the deposit which have with me all the deposit Documents to the deposit, what we need from you now is you corporation with me and my sister to work as one family to assist us get the funds out from the security company, since it will not be possible for me to do so because I will not be able to back up the said funds as to how it was acquired.

All of this I discussed in confidences with an attorney I meet at the Tema Sea Port Authority were I usually go to do some odd job to earn a daily bread for my self and my little sister, who advice I seek the help of a foreigner that can stand as the beneficiary to this funds and get it out of the country for investment purpose, once I get your response to this massage then we will have to discuses further on how this project will be handled and also on it percentage rate, Sir you can please reach me on this Email account: h_akuf1978@yahoo.co.uk
since I do not have a fax facility, i only have a cell phone number which is 00905543096167.

Thanks and looking forward to read from you,

Mr.Henry Akuf.

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