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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:
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "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)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • barsimonobijr@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: simonobi obi <msimonobi8@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: barsimonobijr@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 04:30:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: FROM Mr Simon Obi Williams


FROM Mr Simon Obi Williams
COTONOU, REFUGEE CAMP,
COTONOU-BENIN REP.
WEST AFRICA.
Hello My Dear,

I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears.since we have not known or meet ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance. I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to investment. My dear I will be so glad if you lead me to the right channel as an experience person and older person in my situation.I will make my proposal well known to you.

I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. I am Mr Simon Obi Williams 25 years old boy from Liberia in west Africa,I am a son of late Mr P.B.Williams. My father Mr P.B.Williams was the personal advicer to the former head of state president Charles Taylor who is now in exile now, The rebels attacked our home one early morning killing my mother and my father.I am the only one that survive and I managed to make my way to near by country, Cotonou-Benin Republic where I am staying as a refugee now.

I am the only remaining child of my late parents. The main reason why I am contacting you now is for you to come down here in Cotonou-Benin Republic to assist me claim the consignment out from the security company where my late father Mr P.B.Williams made the deposit.The amount is (US$75 Million dollars) Seventy-Five Million United States Dollars. He made this deposit some years back,the money was deposited for safe keeping as a family treasure which I am the next of kin.

Please I am asking you to stand on my behalf as my partner to claim the money out from the security company.I have made up my mind to offer you 25% of the total money and 15% for any contingency / expenses to be incurred during this transaction. while the remaining will go into a roductivebusiness for me, As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this transaction be it well known to you and I will give you the contact of the security company so that you will contact them for more verification.please attach your direct and full contact address as you reply me back.
My alternative email address is barsimonobijr@gmail.com I will be waiting to hear from you.

Regards.
Mr Simon Obi Williams


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