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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)
  • "abuja" (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: "Reverend Leonard" <reverendleo1@msn.com>
Reply-To: rev_lj@walla.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 04:35:05 +0000
Subject: Dear friend

 

Dear friend,   I am Rev. Leonard John, 78 years old,a Polish national and formally the Catholic Archbishop of Abuja Dioceses. Ever since,I have been helping the orphans in the orphanages, motherless homes and less previledged   across few African countries.I have donated some money   to orphanage in Somalia,Sudan, South Africa,  Cameroon,Mozambique and liberia with the money I   inherited from my late father who was into diamond and  crude oil business.   But,it is sad to let you know that I been going through series of illness from auditory(hearing),multiple sclerosis and from cancer of the liver.Before I got ill and relocated to my  country Poland,I have some money amounting to Seven  million two hundred thousand united states dollar  (US$7,200,000,00) only with International Trust Bank Plc.The funds is safe.I have been using the bank for  over twenty years now.I will be going to the hospital anytime for major surgeries. Except it pleases God,  the  chances of my survival is slim.God has specifically  told me to help the less previledged people with my  money.   Please I solicit for your help as I want to reassign the deposit to you.When you receive the  money,then invest it in profitable investment concerns with good return of profits and then use the profits  wisely for the less previledged people in your country  and other countries as you deem necessary. If you can help carry out this soul surviving humanitarian project,kindly email immediately your  following contact details:   a.Your complete names b.Your address c.Company name if any  d.Private telephone number  e.Private fax number  f.Private email address  g.Your brief profile    When I receive your above information,I will furnish you more details on how the funds would be claimed by you from the bank.God has already told me that I would find a trustworthy person who can carry out this soul surviving humanitarian project. While I await your response,may God bless you and your family. God bless you.   Rev.Leonard John

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