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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:
  • "million american 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.
  • fanimata03@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fanimata Conde" <j_ulian01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: fanimata02@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:39:34 +0100
Subject: My Dearest

Good Day My Dearest.

How are you doing?.I will like to introduce my self to you. I am Fanimata Okwusi 24 years old girl from Liberia. I'm the only daughter of Late Dr. Conde Okwusi. My father was the Personal Adviser to my formal president Charles Taylor who is now in Jail, after many innocent soul was killed.

He was unlucky to be among those that was killed by the rebel during the last and current crisis in my country (Liberia). My father Deposited (10.5Million American Dollars) as a Consignment in a security vault bank some years ago. Which am the Nex Of Kin. I have contacted the bank but they refuse to deal with me due to my age and my refugee status.

I want you to stand on my behalf to make this claim out of the Security vault Bank. I want you to stand as my partner oversea and in time of my future investment as well. Pls attach your direct and full information as you reply to me.
I will be waiting to hear from you. (fanimata03@yahoo.com)

Yours Fani.

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