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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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: "Morris Galloway" <morrisway24@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: morrisway24@yahoo.it
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 07:45:01 -1000
Subject: From Morris Galloway

>From Morris Galloway

I am Morris Galloway, a liberian Citizen but presently a refugee in Nigeria
with my mother and younger sister.I am 24 years old boy, Please i need your
help. My late father who was among those that was Killed in the recent WARRI
CRISIS and the Case of Beyelsa States Governor who was held by Government of
United Kingdom with some Money on his Hand. As you can
confirm through this website:

http://www.worldpress.org/Africa/1083.cfm

He deposited some money in Europe, which was just revealed to me by my late
father's lawyer, Barr.Busiah Akuffo. He said my father intended to
investment this Money in your Country. According to the document showed to
me, i want you to help me stand and claim this amount of $35M (US$) he
deposited in private volt in Europe.

All i need now is a reliable Person who can help us Claim and invest this
money and also get us out of this refugee camp. I will highly appreciate
your kindness and be grateful if only my request is granted. Please kindly
send your contact information to me if you are interested to enable me
funish you the Contact of the Finance House to contact them for the claiming
of the Fund on your behalf.

Thanks and God bless,
Morris Galloway

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