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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:
  • "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: "PROMISE" <promismunor@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: promisemunor@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 19:29:33 +0000
Subject: MY GREETINGS..YOU.

COMPLIMENT TO YOU,
Hello to you it is a brigt and a happy new year,i am indeed happy to wish you the best in your endeaves this frist quater of the year. I hope my mail is reaching you or inother word the entire members of your church in a good atmospheir of sound health.?
My name is PROMISE a liberia,a christain who worship with the Church of God Mission (CCM) here in Dakar Senegal. the motive of writting this mail to your is to seek a word of upliftment in the word of God to strenghten me in the work of God. truthly speaking i am not that strong in faith i quite recognise my creator for making
me see the light of today and having protected me all throughout last or the previous years and also believing HIM for his promises ahead . PLEASE my writing is to have a good person or pastor who will atleast bring out some time to be writing and shearing to me the word of God that will UPLIFT me from the present Situation that i am in now or going through. Although i have confidence and hope that one day it would soon be over.
Please in case you wish to call me directly my number is 00221..4910544.
I look forward for your reply. Thanks and God Bless.
YOUR SINCELY
PROMISE.

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