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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • vivian_komoh11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: vivian komoh <vivian_komoh11@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 3 Aug 2006 14:10:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear one


Urgent Message I know my message will come to you as a surprise. Don't worry I was totally convinced to write you in reference of the transfer of US$12.5M to your account for onward investment in your country.

I am Vivian Komoh The Only Child of the former Late General Josep Komoh of Liberia. My late Father was killed in the year 2003 following his role as a rebel leader against the government of Liberia. Following this political crisis,we were forced to leave our country to Abidjan the capital city of Côte d'Ivoire for my life sake. My father deposited this said money in a private security company in Europe as family valuables.

i got to know about this information and as well able to recover all the relevant documents regards to this deposit through his foreign adviser here in Abidjan. If you are trust and truly disposed to assist me in transferring of this fund kindly write me through my email address.(vivian_komoh11@yahoo.com )

More information about the lifting of this funds legally follows immediately after your positive reply.

Best regards ,
Sincerely
Vivian Komoh.


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