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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:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • dk10rose@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: roselinkan@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 00:46:46 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?I=20want=20to=20be=20with=20you?=

Dearest One,
I am Miss Roseline Kanja the only Daughter of late Mr.Felix Kanja. My father
was a reputable business man who operated in the capital of Liberia. I am
in Dakar Senegal now due to the urgent transfer. It is sad to say that My
father passed away mysteriously during the war in my country on 12th.Febuary
2003.My mother died when I was just 6 years old,and since then my father
took me so special.
Before his death on Febuary 12 2003, I accompanied him to the hospital and
he told me that he has the sum of Three million,Two hundred thousand United
State Dollar(USD$3.200,000)
in a bank. He also told me that he deposited the money with
my
name as the next of kin.
I really don't know what to do now. I need an account oversea were I can
transfer this funds and after the transaction i will come and live with
you. I will give you 15% as compensation if you help me.
The death of my father actually brought sorrow to my life and i wished to
invest under your care.I am in a sincere desire of your humble assistant.in
this regards. Please,Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible
in dk10rose@yahoo.com.
Miss Roseline Kanja.

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