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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:
  • "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.
  • geaorgevaye@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "vaye george" <georgevaye1@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 19 May 2008 18:16:39 +0200
Subject: Dear beloved ,


*Dear beloved ,
My Name is Mr. George Vaye. from Liberia My late Father is Issac Nuhan
Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works in Liberia. My Father was falsely
accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR)
from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him.

I don't know what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political
situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC
news 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.htm*<http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm>
*Since the death of my late Father, 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 lateFather participation in the regime of Charles Taylor,
the Government has inflected punishment on my family.

Now, we have managed to escape to a neighbouring country, where my Father
deposited the some of US$20.2 Million, and I am contacting you to assist us
in channelling this US$20.2 million 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 reply me at: geaorgevaye@yahoo.com
Yours.
Mr. George Vaye*

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