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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:
  • "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)
  • "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: "mrs.charity m.williams" <mrscharity2008@yahoo.ca>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:11:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: confidential project











Dear=20
=A0
With due respect.I will really like to have a good relationship with you, a=
nd i have a special reason why i decided to contact you.I decided to contac=
t you because of the urgency of my situation here, I am Miss Rose Mark Will=
iam., 23 years old girl from Liberia,the only daughter of Late Dr.=A0Mark B=
..=A0William.=A0the deputy minister of national security under the leadershi=
p of president Charles Taylor who is now in exile after many innocent soul =
were killed ,My father was killed by government of Charles Taylor,he accuse=
d my father of coup attempt.=20
=A0
I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving =
from my step mother. She planned to take away my life and all my late fathe=
r's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my belove=
d Father.Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the Europe but she hide my interna=
tional passport and other valuable travelling documents. Luckily she did no=
t discover where I kept my father's File which contains important documents=
.. So I decided to run to the refegee camp where I am presently seeking asyl=
um under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee here in Lome, R=
epublic of Togo.I wish to contact you personally for a long term business r=
elationship and investment assistance in your Country.=A0=20
=A0
My father of blessed memory deposited the sum of $4.700,000.00 USD in a ban=
k with my name as the next of kin.=A0=A0=20
=A0
However,I shall forward you with the necessay documents on confirmation of =
your acceptance to assist me to transfer and investment of the fund.As you =
will help me in an invsetment, and i will like to complete my studies, as i=
was in my ist year in the university, when the crisis started. It is my in=
tention to compensate you with 15% of the total money for your services and=
the balance shall be my investment capital. This is the reason why I decid=
ed to contact you .=20
=A0
Please all communications should be through this email address only for con=
fidential purposes.=A0 As soon as I receive your positive response showing =
your interest I will put things into action immediately. In the light of th=
e above, I shall appreciate an urgent messege indicating your ability and w=
illingness to handle this transaction sincerely. I am awaiting your urgent =
and positive response .=20
=A0
Please do keep this only to your self please i begg you not to disclose it =
till i come over to join you, once the fund has been transfered.=A0This is =
my photo.
=A0

=A0
Yours Sincerely, Mrs.Rose Mark William.=0A=0A=0A _____________________=
_____________________________________________=0AGet the name you've always =
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