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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million 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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Comfort Kessy <comfortkssy@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2007 15:36:36 +0200
Subject: Dear One,


Dear One,

Briefly my name is Mrs Comfort Kessy Konon Village in Sierra Leone,am
the
female supervisor on health and sanitation here at the Danani refugee
camp
at the south east of cote d ivoire - liberia boarder.I arrive six
months ago
after the death of my husband who the cooperative sent abroad to go and
made
sale of the cooperative gold .

Before this happen ,he was the chairman of the yourth cooperative in
the
town of Konon,(Gold region),this cooperatives use to manage a gold
alocation
,sale to foreigners and brings back fund for the cooperatives .

While he was away on his last trip,he said some thing concerning
problems
between them and some of the politicians representing his district but
it
never sound so seriouse to the extent he would have to been piosson by
his
commrade thy both travelled.

His lawyer advice me to leave as politicians would want to do every
thing
possible to cover there evil doing.The lawyer then handover the
document of
my late husband will of a tresure he made down for the family.He said
he
wrote this will after he return in one of his trip that he deposited a
consignment worth $11.9million dollars in a finance firm in Europe.

Ever since we came here the lawyer has been fighting the case with
those
involved to really find out what lead to my late husband death,i have
been
in contact with him not untill last month i was told by new entrees of
refugees that the lawyer was fund dead in his house.
I have no options than to contact you to help me travell to the company
and
retrive this consignment,bank the money and come over here to help me
and my
two children to leave for over sea,am contacting you to help me work
out
every means to see that this venture never go in vain.

I will also want you to help me secure an accomodation and work out
investment plan for this money,you will have to let me know your mind
as am
ever ready to part with you some percentage for all this assistance.
My best regards.

Mrs Comfort Kessy

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