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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: George Margai <gmargai0@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Nov 2007 01:34:42 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Investment and funding offer


YOUR KIND ATTENTION PLEASE,

Dear Sir/Madam

First let me use this medium to introduce myself , I am GEORGE MARGAI from
KONO district north of Freetown SIERRA LEONE west Africa from the family of
late SIR MILTON MARGAI the FIRST PRIME MINISTER OF SIERRA LEONE whom was my great grand father, MY late father DR. JULIUS SPENCER before his death he
hold a very sensitive position in PRESIDENT TEJAN KABBAHS government
in SIERRA LEONE.

My father has a bullet shot by the rebels west side boys on his way to LUISA
a border town between sierra Leone and Liberia. He was later conveyed to
Abidjan LA- COTE DIOVRE for a medical treatment wherein he later died, in the
hospital bed my father reveal and confide in me about two metallic boxes (
consignments)deposit that he made with a trust and finance house in Accra
Ghana,containing SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS.

I am presently in the refugee camp now seeking for your help and assistance
for you to come to my aid I proposed that you stand as my proxy person that
is my late fathers foreign partner,so as to get the metal box out of the
trust and finance house, transfer it to your country where we can make use
of it in a lucrative business investment in your country.

This transaction is now only known by you,myself and my old sick mother whom
is now in with me in the camp waiting for the time i get this fund out of
the trust house, the secrecy and confidentiality should be maintained for the
successfully transfer of this fund.

I will be handing over to you the original certificate of deposit which the
finance house gave to my father, these fund was deposited with a my name as the benficiary that means it will be more easy for you
to retrieve the fund.

I look forward to receive a positive response from you.

Best Regards
George margai

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