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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "liberia" (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.
  • gabraelrufus@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gabrael Rufus <rufus.gabrael@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 05:39:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME


ATTN.
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dearest One in the Lord God Bless You,
&nbsp;&nbsp;
It is my good pleasure to meet you today through the contact of email despise we have not seen before, i believe it is the direction of Almight GOD.
&nbsp;&nbsp;
I am&nbsp; Gabrael R.Chesson, the only child of late former minister of national security in Liberia Dr.Lazarus Chesson, who was killed by Charles taylor in the liberian war year 2003, I inherited a total sum of 9.8 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS,from my late Father, which he deposited with a Security company hear in ACCRA GHANA,inside one trunk box as family valuables. Being that this part of the world experiences political crises time without number, there is no guarantee of lives and property. I cannot invest this money here any long, despite it has been my late Father's&nbsp; plans.
&nbsp;&nbsp;
I want you to do me a favour to receive this money to your safe account in your country&nbsp; as the beneficiary, i promise to compacet you 15% out of this money after the transfer, I have plans to invest this money in continuation with the investment vision of my late Father, but not in this place again rather in your country.
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Recently my doctor has discovered that my health keeps going down because of my continuse high blood presure condition which sterted after the death of my late Father so i am seeking this assistance from you to enable me come over to your country to receive a good medical treatment and if possible secure a good education as i am still interested to continue my educatons, Please if you can promise me to be sincere and to take care of me as your own son or brother then we can move and negotiate with the security company to transfer the Box of money to you in your country.
&nbsp;
I have the vision of going into real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for contacting you. Please if you are willing to assist me&nbsp; I will like you to send me your contact informations such as stated below ,
1. contact postal address.
2. Your telephone/fax number.
3. Your occupation.
4. your private email address.
&nbsp;
Once i confirm this I will submit it officially to the Security company as my late Fathyer's foreign business partner so that the Security company will transfer the Box of money&nbsp; to you in your country and i will join you over there. please indicate your interest in replying soonest. to my private email address;&nbsp; gabraelrufus@yahoo.com&nbsp; you can call me on +233-248-532-402
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Thanks and best regards .
Yours belove one
&nbsp;&nbsp;
Mr.Gabrael R. Chesson

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