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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • lilian2006_25@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: lilian johnson <lilian2006_25@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:53:00 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: urgent information


Hello my dear,
I am writting this letter with due respect and
heartful of tears since we have not known or met
ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance
after I have gone through a profile that speaks good
of you.
I want to find out if it's possible for you to
deal with individual as to investment . I came across
your profile and I feel it's highly reputable that is
why I pick an interest getting across to you in
respect of investment at my disposal. I will be so
glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right
channel towards your assistance to my situation now.I
will make my proposal well known if I am given the
opportunity. I would like to use this opportunity to
introduce myself to you.
Well I am Lilian Johnson Kahn from
republic of Liberia,the only doughter of Col Ahmed Kahn.My
father is now late,he died during the last crisis in
my country(Liberia). He was one of the high officers
in the leadership of formal president CharlesTaylor
who is now in jail after many innocent soul were
killed,
My father was unlucky to be among those that
was killed by the rebel. The main reason why I am
contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the
area of my future investment and also for a help hand
over some huge amount of money in my possession. This
money (US8.5Million dollars) is deposited in a Bank
some years ago by my father he made me the sole beneficiary.
I am nowasking you to stand on my behalf ,to stand as my
partner and in time of the claim and investment as
well.
I have made up my mind to offer you 25%of the
total money while the remaining will go into a
productive investment. As I have mention earlier I
will make the procedure to this issue to be well known
to you,if I am given the opportunity to do so. Pls
attach your direct and full information as you reply
to me. You can also contact me with this email
lilian2006_25@yahoo.co.uk Thanks and remain bless.
Lilian Johnson Kahn



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