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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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: "FROM MRDON SKELTON" <don_skelton01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: don_skelton02@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 2 Jun 2006 19:48:11 +0200
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

Dear Sir
Compliments of the season.
I am Mr. Hasan Ahmed.I am a Liberian by nationality currently residing in the Republic of Senegal in the west African coast.
I have a huge sum of Money for investment purposes in your country and I will be happy if you will honestly agree to help me and my family achieve this goal of ours.
My father was a close friend to the former Liberian President ,Mr.Charles Gankay Taylor who is currently facing a war crime tribunal in the Republic of Sierre Leone.
Though my late father is deceased,but I and my mother with two sisters are currently residing in Senegal.
If you are interested to help us,I will explain to you the steps we will have to take in actualizing this goal and be rest assured that you will be handsomely rewarded.
Please endeavour to give your details in your reply for easy communication,your telephone number (Mobile} fax and personal email address.
Please note that this deal has to be striictly confidential between the Ahmed family and you.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.Looking forward to hearing from you.
Your friend to be
Hasan Ahmed
For the family.
email us don _skelto02

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