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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 us 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • kwasthomas@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • kwasthomas@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <kwasthomas@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 17:08:05 -0200
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE


>From : Thomas Kwajafa,

RE- REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE.

I'm the cousin to Foday Sankoh the leader of the revolutionary United
front, a rebel unit fighting the government of Alh. Tijan kabbah of republic
of SERRIA LEONE.

As a security adviser to the leader of our unit, Foday sankoh, I was sent a
mission to purchase Arms from SOUTH AFRICA . The Arms worth US$
36,000,000.00 (Thirty six million Us Dollars ) this some was generated from
the sales of Diamond that we got from the northern part of the country under
R.U.F control.

With the help of former president Charles Taylor of Liberia, who was
covertly supporting our rebel unit, this amount was brought to South Africa
with some Diamonds under diplomatic coverage of Liberia.

Unfortunately, for the unit and most fortunately for me, the South Africa
Government refused to sell to us the weapons we ordered this was due to
various sanctions impose on our rebel unit (R.U.F) by the Ecowas ( Economic
community of west Africa States) O.A.U ( Organization of Africa unity ) and
the UNITED NATIONS and going by the massive destruction of lives and
infrastructure by this war.

I decided to decamp. This money is currently deposited with PRIVATE
SECURITY COMPANY in ( SPAIN ) As I do not have anywish of going back to
SERRIA - LEONE soon.

I now want to shift this money out of this country ( SPAIN ) Since this
said amount was deposited there as ( DIAMOND ) for security purpose.

Therefore, I would please need your help to shift this said money under
your guidance, where it will be safe for investment and business.

When we are through with the remittance, you shall be entitle to 45% of the
total sum and 50% for me, while 5% is set aside for any contingencies
incurred by both parties.

I need your urgent assistance and do not hesitate to CONTACT me as soon as
you receive this letter on these below E MAIL addresses of mine.


Email:kwasthomas@yahoo.com



Email:kwasthomas@myway.com



Yours faithfully,

Thomas Kwajafa.

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