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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:
  • "security company in holland" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • jenkinsdnbr@netscape.net

Fraud email example:

From: "MANAGMENT OFFICE" <jenkinsdunbar526@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 17:18:52 +0000
Subject: JENKINS DUNBAR JR.




Dear Friend,
I am Dr. Jenkins Dunbar Jnr, the eldest child of Mr.Jenkins Dunbar (now
late,may his soul rest in peace), former Liberia minister for LAND,MINES AND
ENERGY the ousted Charles Taylor,former President of Liberia inWest
African.My
familyand I came to Ghana to seek political assylum.Before my father died of
a
protracted illnes in Ghana,he made a deposit of Gold Dust up to the tune of
1000kilograms in a security company in Holland for the purpose of marketing
it at the international market but could not survive his illness and I have
all the Documents in my possession at the moment and the specification is
Alluvial Gold Dust ,1000 kilograms , 22 carat plus (91.66%) or
better,US$5,500 per kilogram with Ghana West Africa as the origin of
product.

During my father's tenure as the minister for Land,Mines and Energy, he
happens to be in charge of finance on the former president's political
ambition. It was while on this privilege position that he kept in his
custody this commodity without the fore knowledge of the President.This is
the reason i am asking for your assistance to contact the Security Company
in The Netherlands where this Gold Dust is kept to help us claim it by
presenting yourself as the Legal Beneficiary since we are going to send you
the documents for change of ownership as you are aware that I cannot do the
clearing now with my present condition and as soon as you contact the
security company,I will instruct the family lawyer to meet up with you in
Holland to do all the documentation so you people could verify the quality
and weight of the products and see if you could help us clear and market it
at an agreed percentage for all parties or alternatively buy it from the
security company if you so desire because we can also give them mandate to
sell if we can not clear on time as it is already accumulating demmurhage.
Reply me through this email:jenkinsdnbr@netscape.net

Best regards,
Dr. Jenkins Dunbar Jnr.

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