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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • bengrace2002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: henry konan <henrykonanassochamber@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: bengrace2002@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2006 10:02:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: BE SINCERE WITH ME


Please, allow me to introduce myself to you. Iam Charles Gyude Bryant
Jnr.

The son of the interim Government leader in Liberia. My father handed
over
to the elected Government of Mrs. Helen Sirleaf in January this year.
When
my father was there, he was opportuned to save some money out of the
money
donated by some ECOWAS(Economic Community of Wast African States) and
A.U.(African Union) and some foreign countries to see to the smooth
runing
of Liberia transition to civil rule.

This money amounted to the sum of $15.5m(fifteen million five hundred
thousand United States Dollars) and is now saved in a financial house
in
Abidjan Cote d" ivoire a french speaking Wast African country. Iam now
in
Abidjan to seek for a foreign partner who will help in providing
account
where this money will be transferred for onward investment. I therefore
seek
your urgent assistance. We have decided to give you ten percent of the
total
sum. Please, your reply is urgently needed. Thanks and God bless us all
Amen.Reply to bengrace2002@yahoo.com





Yours Faithfully,



Charles.G. Bryant. Jnr.


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