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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "god fearing " (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +221765865167 (Senegal, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Peaches W Umeh" <peacheswhite92@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: peacheswhite16@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:42:34 +0100
Subject: PLEASE DEAREST HEART GO THROUGH THIS MAIL

Hello Dearest Heart,
I thank you very much for honoring my invitation, distant can't deny any good love,i hope that this my mail find you in good health, Dearest,
my name is miss Peaches White Umeh never married single from Liberia,i live my country because of the evil men that killed my parent my father was contesting for governorship position before he was killed during the election,that was how i became an orphan
in my life,i loose my parents and everything about my family is now a thing of the past,my late father was a good business man who has many investment in my country home Liberia,but I'm still a little girl who is about 24 years old now,
the enemies that killed my parent is after my life and i rum away from my country to a near by country here called Senegal where I'm now as a refuge,
i need a gentle man who can be sincere to me who will love me and be truthful to me,that was the reason why i came across to you ,
and all my heart told me that you are a God fearing someone who can stand for the truth to show me a real love,
dearest heart i have a lot to tell you,i have all my father documents here with me,also his account in abroad,which is in London bank which am the next of kin on it,i have all the documents that proof all this that I'm telling you now ,
Please i have not told anyone except you and i will like you to please keep it secret to other people because since it is (MONEY) all eyes will be on it. Remember i trust you dearest heart that is why i am giving you all this information!
my love is for you and you alone.
Darling i have contacted the bank and all they ask me is to look for someone a partner who will stand for me and also use his or her account information to receive the money because of my refugee status, you know that i have no passport even the resident permit which i can use to stand for myself, there is no problem the money was deposited by my late father and i am the next of kin there is no doubt about that ok because i already have my late fathers death certificate even the statement of his account for prove.
Now I have informed the bank about my plans to claim this money and the only thing they told me is to look for a foreign partner who will stand on my behalf due to my refugee status and the laws of this country.Dearest heart if you help me my promise to you is that the money will be managed by you in any business of your choice while i go back to my. In this regards i will like you to contact the bank immediately with
the information i will give to you soon after you get back to me ,tell them that you are my foreign partner and that you want to know the possibilities of assisting me transfer my $9.7 million dollars deposited by my late father which i am the next of kin to your account in your country. Am glad that God has brought you to see me out from this situation and i promise to be kind and will equally need you in every area of my life including investing this money since i am still too young to manage it.i am just 24yrs
As You know,this camp is just like a prison and my prayers is to move out from here as soon as possible. Please make sure that you will help so that after the transfer of the money to your account, you can send some money from that money for me to prepare my traveling documents to meet with you in your country.I will send some of my pictures to you, latter when i know your mind about this.
IF YOUR ARE WILLING TO HELP ME,PLEASE I NEED THIS FROM YOU.
FULL CONTACT INFORMATION,such as number,country of origin and also you fax number if there is any.
Also help me to pray and thank Father Reverend Daniel Jonathan whom i have been using his computer to write this message to you this is his office telephone number +221765865167 so that you can call to speak with me because i really want to hear your voice. please be a gentle person and also a trustworthy person that can show me real love,please i will like you to send me your picture so that i can take a look at you, take good care of yourself for me, i miss you
Yours in love,
Peaches

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