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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:
  • "ecowas " (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: Princess Pauline luca <princesspauline_luca@yahoo.fr>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:56:30 +0100 (CET)
Subject: ASSISTANCE PLEASE


DEAR SIR,

Calavery greetings in the name of our lord and i wishes you compliments of the season.
I must introduced myself as Sister Pauline luca (Princess) a daughter of late business mugul from Liberia but rightnow based in Benin Rep.

ASSISTANCE:
My father was killed by then formal President of Liberia Charles Taylor whom is inside police net now, my father was killed due Diamond deal as his business inclined and based on this all top people that are into this business were crosstars and killed by his evil men.
My father lodged a huge sum of $ 20.7m with my favour in the Ecowas Bank Security Vault, Benin Rep, as you may know that we are Only Two in the family which i and my younger brother who is still undergraduate in the university.

In a nutshell i seek for your assistance to this effects whereby you come to my aide for transfering of this fund to your private account,and after which make for my travelling documents to meeting with you there in your country.

You were introduced to me from a friend to my late father that you are a clergy with a fear of God and very capable to handle this fund.I ‘m still at Benin Rep for security reasons till the successful of this transfer and all communications via email---I’m with every covering documents to effects this fund as per the lodged in the Bank security Vault.
Please may the love of God with you and your bearings---Amen.

Your urgent response is higly needed.

Princess Pauline Luca.



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