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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: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 15:01:28 -0800 (PST)
Subject: MY FAMILY AND I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE


=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=
=A0=A0 Good day.

My
name is Mr=A0Sampson=A0It is due to the pressing nature of me and my family
members needing great assistance from you.Our Father who was until his
death a diamond and gold merchant,and a political figure,highly
respected in my country of liberia,because of the
present war situation by
former
president charles taylor and
rebel leader general abdulla,we had to leave for Ghana.
=A0
As
a refugee seeking your assistance to help us transfer=A0=A0 the money and
Gold 175kg my late father deposited with a Bank vort in Accra Ghana
21,800.000.00. (Twenty one million eight hundred thousand) He deposited
the money b4 he died. I want you to help transfer this money and invest
the funds for us .Please as soon as this request is granted i will
forward to you all the deposit documents for you to see.Upon your
interest i will provide you with all information. You can get me direct
through this +233 272 738 088.


Thank you and God bless you.
Thank's Sampson .k .musah=0A=0A=0A

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