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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • taylor@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "THELMA SAYE TAYLOR" <thelmataylor@mmail.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Apr 2006 08:05:55 +1100
Subject: Very Urgent


Good Day,

I hope my email meets you well. I am in need of your urgent assistance. My
name is Thelma Taylor Saye,
younger sister to Charles Taylor (Ex- Liberian President) am in Accra -
Gana capital city as i write,
we have about $10 Million US
dollars that we want to move out of the country.
My partners and I need a good partner someone we can trust. It is legal
money.

But we are moving it through diplomatic means, to send it to your house
directly using diplomatic
courier service.The most important thing is that can we trust you? Once the
funds get to you,
you take your 30% out and keep our own 70%. Your own part of this
transaction is to find a safe place
where the funds can be sent to. Our own part is sending it to you.If you
are interested I will furnish
you with more details. But the whole process is simple and we must keep a
low profile at all time.

Please reply me to this alternative e-mail address:ts-taylor@hotmail.com to
avoid any mistake.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Regards,

Capt. John Savimbi.jr

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