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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:
  • "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.
  • jewelhtaylor@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Jewel Taylor <jtaylorh27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jewelhtaylor@yahoo.fr>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:03:25 +0000
Subject: Calvary Greetings


Dear Brethren,

Greetings in the precious name of Jesus Christ. I have received a very reliable information about you, and would like you to assist me in this transaction. However, I am Mrs Jewel Howard Taylor,from Republic of Liberia, the wife of former Liberian President Charles Taylor who is presently in detention in The Hague for an alleged War Crimes in Sierra Leone.

Visit the following sites for more information
www.liberiapastandpresent.org/charles_taylor.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_G._Taylor

For the past eighteen (18) months, I have accepted Christ as my Personal Lord and Saviour,and I look forward on how to expand the Gospel of Christ Jesus and also charity works. While in exile in Nigeria, my husband revaled to me before he was arrested that he kept some money in a Financial Security Company for safe keeping. This money I have decided to use in propagating the word of God;like building magnificent church/ministry in your country and charity works. So I would like you to assist me in receiving these funds in your country as a brethren in Christ.

Looking forward for an urgent reply.For more nformation regarding to this transaction I will reveal to you as soon as you get back to me through my prviate email address: jewelhtaylor@yahoo.fr

Thanks and God Bless.

Jewel Howard Taylor













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