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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:

• 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)
  • "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.
  • elitay002@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • elizabeth74266@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?elizabeth=20taylor?= <elitay002@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: elizata01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:48:09 +0530 (IST)
Subject: MYDEAR


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: elitay002@yahoo.co.in

My Dear,

I know this email will come to you as a big surprise, but it is due to the situation my family finds it self that I decided to look for a foreigner who will assist me in holding in trust MILLION OF DOLLARS belonging to my father Mr. Charles Taylor former leader of Liberia who has been arrested and facing WAR CRIME TRIBUNAL IN SIERA LEONE.



If you are ready to invest and hold this fund for us please indicate your interest by sending me an email; elizabeth74266@yahoo.com to that effect and once I receive your email I will then discuss the full details with you.



You should understand why I don’t want to give out the details right away, his son have just been arrested in America so I have to trust you before I can give out the details and please remember you must keep this deal confidential even if you are not interested for the sake of my family.



Ms. E Taylor

(For the Family)

- elizabeth taylor

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