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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.
  
• 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.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 26 Nov 2008 00:35:36 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Hello


Hi,

How are you doing? Hope fine. I'm fine also. I got
your contact and decided to write you, because i'd like
to get to know you and would like to be friend with
you as i'm looking for a nice country to live.

Well, i am a Liberian girl of 24 years old, never
married but currently residing in dakar senegal in
west africa, but i'm planning to move to abroad to a
nice country and i don't know if your country is a
nice place to live as i'm looking for a nice country
to live forever and pursue my studies and also make
some investments in your country.

Pls, if you are a honest and trustworthy person, pls,
write me back as i hope to read from you soon.

Yours sincerely,
Theresa Johnson


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