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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "charlesjnr1@terra.es" <charlesjnr1@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2006 10:11:23 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: HELLO


FROM DESK CHARLES

Tell:00233209425772

ATTN:

COMPLIMENTS OF THE DAY. MY NAME IS CHARLES TAYLOR JNR,

SON OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA, FORMERLY ON ASYLUM IN

NIGERIA. AT THE PEAK OF THE PRESSURE BY THE UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA, ON MY FATHER TO STEP DOWN AND LEAVE THE COUNTRY. I MANAGED TO ENTRUST THE SUM OF $30,000,000.00 (THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY), TO A SECURITY COMPANY IN GHANA. THIS WAS MONEY GOT FROM THE

UNDERGROUND SALES OF DIAMOND FROM OTHER WEST AFRICAN COUNTRIES THAT HAD GOOD RAPPORT WITH MY FATHER, WHILE HE WAS IN OFFICE.THE MONEY WAS CONTAINED IN TWO TRUNK BOXES AND WERE REGISTERED TO CONTAIN ARTIFACTS.YOU HAVE TO COME DOW TO GHANA.

PLEASE GET BACK TO ME ON THIS EMAIL BELOW:charlestaylor@postiloota.net

REGARDS.

CHARLES TAYLOR. JNR.





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