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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 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • 1@yahoo.co.in
  • idrisbaako@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Charles=20Taylor?= <charlestaylor_00_1@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: charlestaylor_00@excite.com
Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2006 16:10:18 +0530 (IST)
Subject: I NEED YOUR RESPONSE:


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: charlestaylor_00_1@yahoo.co.in

Dear Sir



I am Charles Taylor, The Former President of Liberia. As you may be

aware that the President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo(GCFR)has granted

me asylum in Nigeria and we are presently leaving in Calabar Eastern part

of Nigeria.



Please I have what I will call my family last hope money of $168,000,000

Million U.S Dollars to transfer to any foreign trusted person who will

help me to invest this fund into any good business, As I can no longer

have any other means of livelihood.



Please if you are interested in helping me to receive this boxes that is

presently with (SEC POINT) Security Company in Accra Ghana after

successful delivery of this boxes to you, 20% of the total fund will go to

you. My son will be coming to your country to start up a business with

your assistance so that we can be able to live again.



This fund is in a boxes deposited with SEC POINT security company

ACCRA GHANA as a family boxes before leaving for Calabar in

Nigeria. The company is not aware of what is inside the boxes as I told

them that the boxes belongs to my friend and that I will inform my friend

to apply for the collection of the boxes since we are not allowed to be

attending to visitors or receiving. So please I will advise you to apply as

the owner of this boxes. So that as soon as these boxes is delivered to

you.


You will arrange for the coming of my son to your country for

proper investment. There is no risk in this as you are aware that our

family is now free since we left Liberia to Nigeria peacefully.



Apply to the director of SECPOINT security company limited Accra

Ghana to the attention of Mr. Idris Baako (SEC POINT) security

company Limited, email: idrisbaako@yahoo.com instruct him to give

you the insurance policy cover note on your boxes no 5895 MB XX. For

onward delivery get back to me for more information you may need to

know towards successful conclusion of this transaction.

God bless you as you help my family.



Yours sincerely,


Charles Taylor

Former President of Liberia



N/B: I will send to you the Certificate of deposit, Change of Ownership

Certificate to your NAME and Power of Attorney as soon as you

collect the INSURANCE POLICY COVER from them . So that you

can send it to them, for immediate deliver of your box to your address .



- Charles Taylor

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