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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: pmorgan_000@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2006 18:21:22 +0200
Subject: from joy pmorgan

Dear Sir /madam

I am sorry that this mail may come to you as
surprise. I am Mrs. Joy Pmorgan the wife of Mr. Daivd pmorgan, the
personal aides to President Charles Taylor of
Liberia who is presently on political asylum.

I am presently in distress as the present government
of my Country Liberia has frozen all the family account
and auctioned all our properties because my late husband
worked with President Charles Taylor.

To save the family from total bankruptcy I was able
to arrange and deposited in a security company, a total
sum of US12, 000,000.00. My late husband realized the fund
from sales he made in cash from Liberia diamond and
timbertrades during the administration of President
CharlesTaylor.
Owing to the present problem that I have, I will not
be able to follow up this project as I would have loved
to do.
I am writing presently because I want you to receive
this money and pay into your account for my family's
safely or and also for investment into viable project in your
country for my family, until I am able to meet you up.

I am offering you 20% for assisting me secure this
money fast. Contact me immediately with my Email Address
so that I can forward to you all necessary details.

Trusting to hear from you.

Best regards.

Mrs. Joy Pmorgan

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