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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: Jasmine Thonia <jasminelee20@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jasminethonia24@yahoo.com.ph
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 15:40:44 +0200
Subject: hi

How are you, i hope all is well with you?, you may not know me, and i
don't know who you are, My Name is Miss Jasmine Thonia awa, i am from
Liberia in west Africa,i am the only daughter of Late Dr Wilson Awa.My
father was the director of 'AWA INDUSTRIAL COMPANY LIMITED'(AICL)
before his death from the war in my country.
It was on one early morning attack from hired assasins,killing my
parents on a cold blood as i am the only one left,immediately after
the burial i managed to run to a near by country Dakar Senegal where i
am staying now as a refugee.I was doing my second year nursing school
before the incident occured.
I saw your mail while i was surfing the net and decided to contact
you,please i will like you to tell me who you are and what you are
doing presently,i will tell you more about me in my next mail.
waiting inpatientely for your reply,God bless you.
kisses from Thonia.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam