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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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 next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Sylvester Taylor" <tay10001@survivormail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gtaylor@inmail24.com
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2006 08:04:08 -0700
Subject: Transfer request.

Dear sir,
I pray may my mail reach you in a good condition inorder to give you the ability to reply to my mail as soon as possible.
This mail is to request your helping hand to enable us transfer the sum of 7.5 million usa dollars deposited by my counsin son Mr.Emmanuel Taylor
This money was deposited with a metallic truck box in a security company here in Liberia and my name stated on the deposit documents as the next of kin.which i can do to send you copies of the deposit documents upon your requsest for them.
My name is Mr.Sylvester Gange Taylor a cousin to the former president of Liberia Mr.charles taylor.
Hence my cousin was arrested by the united nation security forces and now presently in Jail in Freetown Serria Leone awaiting trial, i have decided to transfer this fund to a foreighn country for a business investment.because the present woman president of Liberia has frozen all our family banks accounts and treasures both in Liberia, other foreighn countries and in the swiss bank.
So this is why i am writting you this mail today so that you can lend us a helping hand to facilitate the transfer of this box from the security company to over there in your country.
I will give you 20% of the total sum should any expenses you may encure during this transaction. I will appriciate if you reply with your contact telphone number so that we can also have a close communication regarding this transaction.
i will stop here for now and i will hope to receive reply from you soon
Thanks
My best Regard.
Mr.Sylvester Gange Taylor.

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