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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 beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • easter_d2006@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Easther D <easther_d2006@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2006 04:16:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM EASTER.


FROM EASTER
EMAIL: easter_d2006@yahoo.com
ABIDJAN-COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA

Dear Beloved,


It is a pleasure to acquaint you with this proposal for the purpose of investment in your country. I am the Daughter of late Chief George Dampa from Liberia, whom was a personal confidante to the arrested War-Lord, Mr. Charles Taylor, Ex President of Liberia, who was arrested on Saturday, 25 March 2006 after running to Exile in Nigeria. My late father left Liberia with one trunk box which contain the sum of USD$ 4, 000,000, 00 (Four Million United States Dollars) to Abidjan the capital cite of Côte d'Ivoire West Africa and deposited this consignment with a private security company here in Abidjan.

Unfortunately he died on the same day, 25 March 2006 out of the crisis when Mr. Charles Taylor was about to be arrested in Nigeria. I am presently here in Abidjan with my brother (WILLIAMS DAMPA) who is 16years old why I am 18years old we are really seeking for a reliable and trustworthy individual or company to help us claim and transfer this said amount of money from the security company here to your country for safe-keeping until when we eventually leave Abidjan to meet this individual so to finalize out education and set for a better future.

Based on our ignorance of the business world and how to handle this kind of money, we actually need your assistance hoping that you are honest and trustworthy to render your assistance. Your efforts in assisting us would not be underestimated as we are writing this mail to you with tears and sorrow knowing that we are orphans and leaving in the refugee camp here in Cote Ivoire, we would offer you 20% of the total sum of (US$ 4,000,000) Four Million U.S Dollars.

Please as soon as you receive this message, you should endeavor to email back to me for more details and clarification.
Thanks and God bless.

Best regards.

EASTER & BROTHER.



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