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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:
  • "million british pounds" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  
• 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.
  • jjaku@avasmail.com.mv (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "th66dr" <th66dr@laposte.net>
Date: Mon, 15 May 2006 20:54:08 +0200
Subject: PLEASE CONSIDER AND GET BACK TO ME.


Greetings,
I am sure that you are going to read this mail with mixed feelings considering the fact that this is my first communication with you, but I feel that you will give good considerations to the content in view of the present situation me and my children are facing now.
My name is Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor, the wife of the Former president of Liberia and I have decided to contact you after devine assurrance that you will consider my plight and be of assistance to us.
After my husband's peaceful stepping aside from government to let the troubled country of Liberia be in peace again with the regional intervention of the Presidents of Ghana and Nigeria, it was decided that for complete peace to reign in my country that my husband have to go on exile in Nigeria to allow a new government to be instituted. The rest of the story you will find out if you logon to www.liberia.com.
It became very embarssing to the family when the newly elected government of president Ellen Sirleaf - Johnson demanded that the Nigerian authorities hand over my husband to his new government for trials. We the members and the dependant of Mr. Taylor's household had hoped that the Nigerian government that vowed NEVER to bulge to preasure on my husband's stay in exile were disappointed when he was handed over to the new government for trials.
Based on this and the fact that the new government of Mrs. Sirleaf - Johnson have virtually siezed known personal properties and bank account of my husband, I make this contact to implore for your assistance to claim for further investment in your country, the only remaining fund deposited in a PRIME SECURITY COMPANY in London. Since this new developme, what is required from you is to send you will to carry on as the family's investment manager so that I can prepare and send to you a POWER of ATTORNEY as the fund/investment manager of this fund. The value of the deposit is !5.5million British Pounds Sterlings and once I get your answer back on this matter, I shall give you the details of the security company and the power of attorney for the clearance and further investment.

The family have agreed to give you 15% of the total fund for your efforts and commitment. You should respond back to this mail forwarding your detailed PERSONAL ADDRESS, PHONE and FAX numbers as to enable me prepare the power of attorney for this matter on your behalf. Please email me your response through jjaku@avasmail.com.mv

Thanks and regards.
Mrs. Elizabeth Taylor.
For the family.

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