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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)
  • "demurrages " (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)
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin 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.
  • alicejohnson2002@mighty.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aalicejohnson2002@mighty.co.za

Fraud email example:

From: "Alice Johnson" <alicejohnson1@ajan.org>
Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:15:09 +0100
Subject: PLEASE HELP ME AND MY YOUNGER SISTER!


PLEASE ASSIST THE NEEDY, I want to crave your indulgence in reading through
this mail to understand my predicament. My name is Prince Johnson and my
younger sister is Alice Johnson a Liberia,who is presently residing at the
refugee camp here in Accra-Ghana. All hope of having a better future was
shattered by the war in my country(Liberia). I and my younger sister being
the only surviving family of a major gold/diamond merchant in liberia will
were left with no alternative than to flee to Ghana. Please am contacting
you today to assist me and my younger sister to retrieve and receive our
consignment from the diplomat overthere in America that contains Twenty Five
million United States dollars ($25,000,000.00usd),the consignment is
presently in America. The consignments got to America through the help of Dr
Clinton komelo. The fact is that Dr Clinton komelo is suppose to delivered
the consignment to a man called Mr John Palmer in America. The week Dr
Clinton komelo is suppose to deliver the consignment to him, when he got to
America after clearing the consignment from the Airport, he call Mr John
Palmer to pick him up from the airport to is house for delivery, but is wife
answered the call and told Dr Clinton komelo that her husband Mr John Palmer
hard a fatal car accident which lead to his death. Mr John Palmer has
already paid the demurrages from the security company, he paid for Bullion
van that took the consignment to the airport, and he paid for custom check
report, he also assisted us in getting the DRUG / ANTI TERRIORIST
CERTIFICATE which is so expensive that he spent over Thirty thousand dollars
to acquire it, but unfortunately he died in a car accident, that was why Dr
Clinton komelo has to deposit the consignment with a warehouse over there in
America and called us to informed us about the situation of things,and told
us to look for a new beneficiary that we received the consignment on our
behalf in America. Please i will like you to assist me and my younger sister
to received our consignment from the diplomat overthere in America.

PLEASE YOU CAN CONTACT US THROUGH OUR ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS FOR FURTHER
INFORMATION:alicejohnson2002@mighty.co.za<INFORMATION%3Aalicejohnson2002@mighty.co.za>

I await your urgent response.

Thanks and God bless you

Prince Johnson and Alice Johnson.

alicejohnson2002@mighty.co.za

Anti-fraud resources:

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