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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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: kane jefferson <kane.jefferson@voila.fr>
Date: Tue, 16 Oct 2007 10:37:48 +0000
Subject: Business



Dear Sir,

Please take a moment to read through this email before making a decision either to respond or discard it because I know the porosity of the internet and fully understand that people including myself do not give much credibility to business on the internet but the truth stand that it's actually the latest communication of our time and no matter the mistrust, genuine transactions could still be done via internet.

I was the personal Assistant to former President of Liberia, Mr. Charles Taylor who is now facing trial at The Hague Court "not for corruption but for Crime against humanity".

Before we left Office in August 2003, his Excellency made a huge deposit of raw diamonds (about 280,000 Carats) at a Bank in Accra, Ghana. Since Mr. Taylor's trial is postponed to 2008 and even then I reliably gathered that it will take a long time before the actual judgment and we all know the glaring evidence against him.

Therefore, I decided to find a Partner with whom I can make investment and to avoid any ugly history about blood-diamonds, my plan is to ask the Bank to raise fund with the Gem Stones as collateral (which is worth over One hundred Million Dollar.) I will disclose full detail of this arrangement to you when I receive a convincing reply from you and I can assure you that it is 100% safe/risk-free.

I have documents to back this arrangement and I will send you copies of my Service Passport as surety if you’re interested.

Your timely response will be very much appreciated.

Kind regards,
Kane Jefferson.


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