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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:
  • "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. )
  • "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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "joe donzo" <joedonzo59@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2008 03:09:28 -1200
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME AND MY MOTHER TO RECEIVE THIS MONEY IN YOUR COUNTRY AND INVEST WITH IT


I am kelvin Donzo the only son of General Joe Donzo From Liberia who died
in car accident in Nigeria some months ago he was an Army General in
Liberia who was incharge of mining and mineral resources in Liberia. My late
father died in Eko International Hospital in Nigeria Before he gives up in
the hospital he told my mother and I that he deposited sum of US $ 13.5
million with a security company and where the document is.



But he did not let them know that the content is money.because the money was
deposited inside luggage by cash Since after my father's death my uncles
bringing troubling my mother with their useless traditional there have
taking all of my father's belongings/properties and left us with nothing
just because, my mother is not from Liberia.



As a result of this problem my mother feel into an illness. Now she is
seriously sick and I have spent all the money we have on drugs and hospital
bill.We have nothing to do than to look for a way to claim the consignment
(money) form the security company.



We have contacted them and them said before the consignment will be released
to us that we are going to pay for the demurrage. Now we are looking for
some one who will assist us and claim the consignment (money) so that when
he receive the money in his/her he will take his own share and send us our
own.



I am writing this mail to see if you can assist us.Upon receipt of your
acknowledgment mail I shall send you the contact of the security company as
well as our telephone number.



Thanks

Kelvin Donzo

Hope to hear from you soon.

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