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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: M.O.D. <geotrust.notification@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: dafp804@netscape.net
Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 18:03:20 +0200
Subject: bUSINESS ASSISTANCE ENQUIRY?


FIRST AND FOREMOST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND STRICTEST CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION AND I PRAY THAT MY DECISION TO CONTACT YOU WILL RECIEVE YOUR FAVOURABLE CONSIDERATION. I AM AWARE THAT THE INTERNET HAVE BEEN GREATELY ABUSED, BUT YET IT REMAINS THE FASTEST AND EASIEST MEANS OF REACHING PEOPLE YOU DO NOT KNOW BEFORE HENCE I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM

I AM A VERY CLOSE CONFIDANT TO MR CHARLES TAYLOR FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA WHO WAS RECENTLY REPARTRATED TO LIBERIA FROM NIGERIA TO FACE WAR CRIME CHARGES. BEFORE THE MOVE TO REPARTRATE HIM, HE DIRECTED ME TO MOVE A BOX OF MONEY FOR HIM TO MADRID SPAIN AND OPEN AN ACCOUNT AND DEPOSIT IT THERE ON HIS BEHALF BUT I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN A NON RESIDENT ACCOUNT FOR THE PURPOSE HENCE I DECIDED TO DEPOSIT IT WITH A SECURITY COMPANY AS FAMILY TREASURES AND VALUABLES. ON MY RETURN, SHORTLY AFTER MY RETURN ,HE WAS REPATRATED HAVING BEEN CAUGHT IN AN ATTEPMT TO ESCAPE FROM NIGERIA WHERE HE WAS GRANTED POLITICAL ASSYLYM. PRESENTLY THERE IS URGENT NEED TO RETRIEVE THE BOX FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY AND MAKE THE FUND AVAILABLE FOR INVESTMENT AND THE CASE AT HAND . THE DEPOSITED BOX IS ACCUMULATING MORE DEMMURRAGE WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY AND BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN REPARTRATION OF MR TAYLOR, I NEED ASSISTANCE TO RETRIEVE THE FUND FROM THE SECURITY COMPANY FOR THE INVESTMENT PURPOSE INTENDED AND ALSO TO FINANCE THE CASE AT HAND.

THE DEPOSITED BOX CONTAIN THE SUM OF $10 MILLION USD(TEN MILLION DOLLARS) SEALED IN A BOX BUT I REMOVED 5000.00 DOLLARS TO PAY FOR THE INTITIAL DEPOSIT CHARGES LEAVING A BALANCE OF $9,995,000.00 INSIDE IT.

SIR, I RELIGIOUSLY SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN HELPING ME RETRIEVE THIS FUNDS AND MAKE IT AVAILABLE FOR BANK TRANSFER AND SUBSEQUENT USE.
FOR YOUR MUTUAL ASSISTANCE, YOU WILL BE GENEROUSLY REWARDED WITH ATLEAST 25% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE MONEY.

NOTE: PLEASE NEVER DISCLOSE THIS TO ANY PERSON. GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS YOU READ THIS EMAIL FOR US TO WORK OUT THE SCHEME OF THE TRANSACTION WHILE I ASK FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING FOR NOT INDICATING MY NAME IN THIS FIRST EMAIL UNTIL I HAVE YOUR CONFIDENCE.

BEST REGARDS,

M.O.D.

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