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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Suzane Camara" <suzanne_bayer001@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: suzannebaye45@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2006 16:57:30 +0000
Subject: INVESTMENT PURPOSE

Dear Sir/Madam
My name is suzanne camara, Forgive my indignation if this massage comes to you as a surprise and
if it might offend you with out your prior consent and writing through
this channel i'm the 23years old Girl who told you about the death of my father, sorry that i dont contant you all this day is due to my heath, since i loss my father and my mother, in the mottor accident i never get back to my self.
Sir, please i need your help now, that is why i contact you for your assistance, the (ECOWAS)The chairman, contract award committee of economic community of west ! African
states(ECOWAS)Senegal.Visited our house and tell me that my late father was among the Contractor who supplied relief materials and logistic equipments to the ECOWAS during the civil wars in Liberia,Mali,Sierra Leone and Ivorycoast,and due to there meeting on 22nd May 2005,approved the final payment of the international suppliers outstanding bills.
I need your assistance in order to transfer this over invoiced amount 2,million,Euro,
through you, and stand as my father forigne business partner, because am still young to manage this can Amount of Money, please indicate you intrest by send me all your information for better comminication.
I will like you to reply me back as soon as you see this mail so that will can discuss the mondality of the business, i will give you 15% Out of the money and 5% For any alittle expensive that you may spend doring the transaction of the money, please as you know i dont have anybody to meet that is why i contact you for your help.
Best Regard.
Suzanne Camara

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