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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "trunk box" (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)
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  
• 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.
  • franktaylor7777@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Taylor <frank_taylor2222@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:50:50 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: VERY URGENT FROM FRANK.


From Franklyn Taylor.
Bujumbura Refugees Camp
Room 32 Liberia Camp 3 Accra Ghana
West Africa.
Greetings,
My name is Franklyn Taylor, 24. I am contacting you in my good faith because I need your assistance seriously and urgent. Late Sir. Beuford Taylor, a well known Gold merchant in Liberia is my Dad. Daddy died from Rebels gunshots on the Orders of the former President of Liberia and a Terrorist Charles Taylor who is undergoing trials at the United Nations Court for War Crimes against humanity.Daddy was killed because he refused to support Financially purchasing of arms for the Rebel movements. So,For the safety of me and my little sister we escaped to a refugee camp in Ghana by the help of a Ghanaian Lady who is Doing Business in Monrovia. Meanwhile Before my Daddy was killed, he Informed us about some of His fortunes which he Deposited in Ghana With a Security company which includes:
a. Trunk Box Containing Kilos of pure Gold & Jewell .
b. Valuable Case which contains more than US$2.5m
[Two Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars only].
Meanwhile,As a foreigner,I want You to stand as my foreign Business Partner to my Late Daddy or beneficiary to those Treasury ,so that the security Company will Release those Belongings and Fly it out of Ghana to Your Country. I know they will Believe Foreigners if a friend Foreigner apply as the Partner & that is the major reason i contacted you. I will release all the Legal documents Backing your claims which I have here with me upon the receipt of your Reply.
All I want is for you to help me transfer this Inheritance to where i will be safe and Happy with my Younger sister over our Daddy's sweat. You must get some percentage as your rewards from this Treasure, Remember to include your name and telephone numbers so I can call and explain better how you can help me better.Thank you so much & God Bless you.

Yours Faithfully,
Franklyn Taylor.
Franktaylor7777@myway.com


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