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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: "SULEMAN COLY" <suleman_coly2003@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: suleman_coly2001@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 20 Apr 2006 15:50:05 +0200
Subject: THANKS FOR YOUR KINDNESS

My Dear,

I know this proposal letter might be a pleasant
suprise to you as we do not know ourselves before. I
am Mr. suleman coly, a Liberian born 24 years ago,
now seeking asylum in Dakar Senegal under (UNHCR) I
contacted you as a cause of my serious search for a
reliable and trust worthy person that can handle such
a confidential transaction of this nature.
It happens that before the brutal murder of my father
by the rebels in our country,he made a deposite with a finance firm here
in dakar senegal and i happens to be the next of kin to the
deposite and from all the depositional documents that was
handed over to me by my late fathers lawyer,the total sum
with which he deposited is $13.74million

Moreover, I seeked with the problem of securing a trust
worthy foreign personality to help me transfer this
money pending my arrival to meet with him.
Furthermore, I only want this to be done this way
because your country is politically stable for any
profitable investment, and I also want to add here
that if accepted by you, you will serve as the
original beneciary of the money.

I feel confidence therefore, to introduce this offer
to you. For your participation and all your assistance
regarding this transfer, I have decided to give you
15% of the total money. Therefore, you are requested
to furnish me back immediately you receive this
request to transfer this money from Dakar Senegal to
your country residence account or any account of your
interest.

On commencement of this transaction I want to let you
understand that the future of myself depends solely on
this money. So please keep this business to yourself
only to avoid raise eye brow of any third party.

I am eagerly expecting your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,

Suleman coly.

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