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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  • missjanecharlestaylor@maktoob.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • missjanecharlestaylor@fsmail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "miss jane charles taylor" <missjanecharlestaylor39@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: missjanecharlestaylor@maktoob.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 03:44:00 +0800
Subject: MISS JANE CHARLES TAYLOR GET BACK TO ME

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I AM MISS JANE CHARLES TAYLOR 26YEARS OLD,THE DAUGHTER OF THE FORMER
LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR,I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS 120,000,000.00 AND
THE TOP LIST OF MY PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY
COUNTRY.

"REASON BEST KNOWN TO ME".

I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE
OR COMPANY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY FLY DOWN TO
YOUR COUNTRY TO MEET YOU FOR SETTLEMENT AND INVESTMENT ARRANGEMENTS.
PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME YOUR ADVICE ON GENERAL BUSINESS AND
INVESTMENT FORUM.

I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL RESPONSE. I NEED YOUR SUPPORT
AND SERIOUSNESS. I AM PRESENTLY ON EXILE IN ONE OF THE WEST AFRICAN
STATES WITH MY BROTHER CHOKRI TAYLOR AFTER THE UNITED STATES ASKED MY
FATHER TO RESIGN AS THE PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA. MY FATHER IS ALSO ON A
SELF EXILE IN ONE OF THE WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY.

YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS EXPECTED.

SEND YOUR CONFIDENTIAL PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I CAN REACH YOU WHEN
NECCESSARY.SEND ALL YOUR REPONSES TO MY CONFIDENTIAL EMAIL
ADDRESS: missjanecharlestaylor@maktoob.com OR

missjanecharlestaylor@fsmail.net
MISS JANE CHARLES TAYLOR
SENOX ROAD FREE TOWN
REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE

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