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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • jonesmith22@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "JONES SMITH" <lott7901@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 18:18:23 +0000
Subject: HELLO DEAR FRIEND

ATT; JONES
11 CREEK ROAD,
MONROVIA
LIBERIA.
REF: $9.5M DOLLARS FOR INVESTMENT.
I'm Attorney JONES, am based in Monrovia here the capital of liberia.This
fund belongs to my clients, an ex President of my Country.

He is now in asylum in a neighbouring Country. He asked me get a reliable
some one to help him invest this fund over there in your Country,before the
present government of my Country claims it as they did to other of his
properties.

If you can assist invest this fund wisely, 20% of the total sum will be
yours. please contact me with private e-mail address below for more detail.

As soon as we agree on the on the terms for theinvestment, you will speak
with him and know him better, after which it will take us 48 hours to credit
the fund to your designated bank account for immediate investment.
You can View this site for your
verification:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2963086.stm

Be assured that this fund has no relationship with Drug,money laundry or
terrorism. Hoping to hear from you soon.
Best regard.

ATT- JONES
NB: PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE
EMAIL:jonesmith22@excite.com

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