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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:
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  
• 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.
  • 1jonesmith@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Jones Smith Jones" <jonesmith01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: 1jonesmith@myway.com
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 23:17:21 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME PLEASE

ATTORNEY JONES
11 CREEK ROAD,
MONROVIA,
LIBERIA.

REF: $9.5M DOLLARS FOR INVESTMENT.

I'm attorney JONES SMITH, am based in Monrovia here the capital of
Liberia.This fund belongs to one of my clients,an ex President of my
Country.

He is now in asylum in a neighbouring Country.He asked me get a
reliable some one to help him invest this fund over there in your Country,
before the present government of my Country claims it as they did to other
of his properties.

If you can assist invest this fund wisely, 20% of the total sum will be
yours. please contact me with the above e-mail address for more
details.As soon as we agree on the on the terms for the investment, you will
speak with him and know him better, after which it will take us 48 hours to
credit
the fund to your designated bank account for immediateinvestment.

Be assured that this fund has no relationship with Drug,money laundry
or terrorism. Hoping to hear from you soon.

Best regard.

Bar. SMITH JONES

NB: PLEASE DO REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL: { 1jonesmith@myway.com}



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