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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Ms Martha Arsene <martha_t01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: martha1arsene@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Mon, 1 Sep 2008 13:27:16 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: INQUIRY......INQUIRY



=A0
Good Day to you,

=A0
Introduction ; I am=A0Ms Martha=A0Arsene Tanji.

Is my pleasure to introduce=A0myself=A0 i am 21yrs old=A0the only=A0Daughte=
r=A0of late Mr& Mrs Arsene Tanji,a Agreat=A0Politician in LIBERIA, I am=A0t=
aking refuge in this country under political asylum, my father=A0died recen=
tly for the course of wounds sustained during=A0 my country's recently ELEC=
TION.=A0My Father=A0disclosed=A0to me before he suddenly death=A0 that he=
=A0deposit of $9.8 millions US in a finance security company here in Cote D=
'Ivoire, and he told me to look=A0for an=A0individual foreign whom=A0i will=
introduce as=A0my late=A0father foreign=A0partner=A0who will=A0help=A0me=
=A0to claim=A0the money and invest with it there in his country. do to=A0my=
late father agreenment =A0lay down with the company that without me coming=
with a foreign partner they should not answer my request,=A0So is=A0the re=
ason why i=A0needed a honest trust worthy=A0who i will introduce to the sec=
urity company to help me claim the two truck boxes out of their hand there =
in=A0your country, and he or
she will be giving=A0me interest out of the total amount as will be agreed=
after the investment.
=A0
In my heart i=A0will give you 15% of the total sum stands as your commissio=
n=A0as soon as the money is out of the security company in africa and i=A0a=
lso set aside 5% for any expenses that might be incurred during the=A0time =
of help me=A0for the claiming=A0of the=A0 truck boxes.
=A0
NOTE--=A0my most need is=A0guarantee=A0my safety in coming to your country =
as=A0i will be relocating. Please if you are interested respond ASAP.=20
=A0
My Regards.

Ms Martha Arsene Tanji.=0A=0A=0A

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