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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "your country for safe keeping" (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 orphan scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mrs Marriam and Son" <ajahnana2@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ajahnana3@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 23:31:27 +0000
Subject: Investment in Your Country

Dear sir,
My name is Mr Nana Ajah from Liberia , the only Son of Mr. Wagadugu Ajah Former Personal Assistance to the present Minister for Mines and Natural Resources in-charge of the diamond production sales in my country .
Unfortunately some months ago before the peace pact in my country, my father and his colleagues were killed by rebel group of Mr. Foday Sankoh during an inspection visit to the rich diamond mining area in the village of Izumba, were the rebels laid an ambush and open fire on the convoy killing my father and some of his colleagues who were on their way to the diamond mining zone.
Following the peace pact that was introduce by the united nation keeping force some months back,my mother deem it fit to say that it is right time for us to leave the country for safety to europe or any other country with stable economic bloc with the $ 12.5.million dollars deposited by my late father in a Security Company on my name as the next of kin or beneficiary.(the Deposit Certificate of this funds are with me now and will be faxed to you upon request).
I contacted you based on you are a trustworthy person after i got your contact from a profile that speaks very good of you in the internet.I want you to assist me and my Mother so that we can transfer this money/consignment to your country for safe keeping pending our arrival to your country, to start up an investment in your country through your wise advice.
You will act as my international business representative and also my family business associate,so that the Security Company will release the consignment and ship to your position me and my mother are now in Dakar-Senegal for the facilitation of this transaction.
Please kindly communicate your acceptance for us to discuss the modalities of seeing this clear and transfer to your position.
However, if you are not disposed to assist kindly destroy the letter in view of the families interest and personal security. I count on you greatly for your assistance.Please,if where i contacted you is not okay with you,do not hestiate to tell me and provide another address where i will be contacting you.A good percentage awaits you for your assistance.
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Mr Nana and Mother

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