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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: grace nuhan <grracenuhaan031@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <gracenuhan01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:56:35 +0100
Subject: Dear



Dear My Name is Mrs.GRACE E Nuhan. from Liberia My late Husband is ISSAC Nuhan , Deputy Minister of Public Works in Liberia. My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLESTAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him. I don'tknow what extent you are familiar with events and fragile politicalsituation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBCnews bulletins and I believe you are a highly respected personality more also you can verify this from some of the international newspapers posted in the web sites below:
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htmSince the death of my late husband, the Government has frozen all his access and accused him of the role he played under the regime of Charles Taylor that led the country into civil war before the intervention of the UN Peace Army arrived to stop the bloody killing of the innocent souls. Base on the involvement of my late husband participation in the regime of Charles Taylor, the Government has inflected punishment on me & my fatherless children, we have been confined only to our country home and all my movements are been monitored. We have no other hope of surviving this unwanted situation hence I decided to contact you for assistance. I am therefore contacting you to assist me in channelling US$17.2 million dollars belonging to my late husband into a productive investment venture and I look to make this investment discreetly under discretionary asset management arrangement.Please, I will appreciate your response to furnish you with more details of this fund Best Regards.Mrs GRACE E Nuhan
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