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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:
  • "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: "patirck benson" <patrick-beson11@hotmail.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 23:04:27 +0100
Subject: Message From Patrick!!!

From: PATRICK BENSON,


Greating Sir,

please, I am writting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears
since we have not known or meet ourselves previously I am asking for your
assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I
want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to
investment.

Please forgive this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular
letter is of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going
to be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email,
coupled with the fact that, so many individuals have taken possession of the
Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby making it extremely
difficult for genuine and legitimate business class persons to get attention
and recognition.


There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood, but it
is my duty to write and reach out to you and I will be so glad if you can
allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my
situation now. I will make my proposal well known to you.

I am PATRICK BENSON , 26 yrs old Boy from Liberia in west Africa, I am the
Son of late Dr Dion BENSON, My father was the personal advicer to the
former head of state president Charles Taylor who is now in exile, before
the rebels attacked our house one early morning killing my mother and my
father It was only me that is alive now.

I am contacting you to help me in the area of my future investment and
also to help me to Claims the Sum of $18.5 Million with a Bank in Benin
Republic.

Please i am asking you to stand on my behalf and claims the money out from
the Bank and transferd it into your possition account in your country.

I will be Glad to receive your reply and I shall give you more Details
regarding the transaction so that you will know exactely what will be your
favour and compensation, as I have made up my mind to offer you 25%of the
total money, while the remaining will go into a productive business. I will
make the procedure to be well know to you.

please attach your direct and full contact address as you reply to me,
i will be waiting to hear from you.

Best Regards,

PATRICK BENSON.

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