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

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs. Jewel Taylor" <mrs.jewel_t@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2008 13:55:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT


Dear freind
I am Mrs. Jewel H. Taylor. (Formal First Lady,=20
Republic of Liberia, West Africa) an American- Liberian by birth and wife o=
f embattled=20
President of War torn Liberian, Mr. Charles Taylor. I am an Economist by pr=
ofession.=20
My husband just stepped down as the President of Liberian few years ago,=20
but matter were not=A0 helped when the UN special war crimes court in Sierr=
a Leone indicted my=20
husband for war crimes, but I relocated with=A0 my two sons ( Williams and =
Charles=20
Jr. ) to Sao Tome and Principle (a small oil rich island off the coasts of =
West Africa ).=20
They are currently in hiding there under new identities,=20
awaiting the outcome of events and what will become of me and my husband af=
ter the UN=20
( United Nation ) world tribunal has given there judgment.
The reason is this: During the political crisis some years ago in Sierra Le=
one ( a West African=20
Country Rich in Diamonds), my husband was actively involved .=20
some money netting total of US$160,000.000.00 ( ONE Sixty Million US Dollar=
s only).=20
This money he moved into a foreign Security financial company=20
for protective custody under a different name=A0 Some where in Europe. Now,
=A0This is why i am writing to partner with you to recover this funds
you to please either travel for the claim of the money and subsequently dep=
osit same in a reputable bank there for onward transfer to your account . I=
t was registered as personal family=20
effects, it is in a box, but it contain a sum of $160 million dollars cash =
, we do so that it will=20
not raise eye brow, and it will not accumulate much demurrage ok.=20
Once you are able to show your sincerely, I will send the necessary corresp=
ondence and=20
documentation related to the transaction to you in that affect. I will will=
ingly agree to any=20
suitable percentage of the money you will propose as your compensation for =
your=20
assistance with regards to the above from me, until we are able to leave he=
re to join you under new identities.=20
My=20
first son Williams is 27years old (an Economist) and Charles Jr. is only 21=
years old. My=20
Daughter Helen died in October 1999 from complication of pneumonia. I will =
advise that every correspondence=20
should be by mail only for security reasons as my calls are been tapped / m=
onitored now. If you=20
cannot help us, simply destroy this and forget I ever contacted you.May God=
guide you in whatever you decided and=20
thank you for taking out time to read this request?
Kind=A0 Regards.
Mrs. Jewel Helen=20
Taylor.
Security Reason: Please keep this transaction
=A0
strictly confidential.
Reply me to this addresses:mrs.jewel_t@yahoo.com=A0=0A=0A=0A

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