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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 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)
• 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.
  • frankadjey1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Adjetey" <frankadjey1@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:40:37 +0100
Subject: urgnt plaese god bless


Dear Sir/ Madam,



Please i am writing this letter to you with the

strictest confidentiality, I am Frank Adjure from

Liberia.



I had been reliably informed by my aged mother who is

65yrs old of an amount of money and jewelers in gold

that my late father deposited in a security vault in

Ghana in her name.



When i collected the documents from her i saw that the

amount was not mentioned but it had been labeled

personal belonging...but my mother confided to me that

the

codified box contain US$20 million dollars, and

an unspecified quantity of gold.



Right Now we have these arrangement to retrieve out the

cash box out of the security company and now preparing

to push out the cash box immediately to you in your

end, and i personally will be coming over once receive

By you.



Please because of our tense political background. we

need a trustee like you to receive these cash box for

Us and for our subsequent investment abroad.



Me and my mother has agreed to give 30% to you that is

Willing to help us to receive our cash box.



Hope to hear from you soon,
Please reply to frankadjey1@yahoo.com

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