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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)
  • "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: RITA VAYE <ritavaye45@luxmail.com>
Reply-To: rita208@luxmail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 17:33:02 +0200
Subject: I solicit your trust and honesty please


MRS.RITA NUHAN VAYE

ATTN: MD/CEO,

I am contacting you for an Urgent Business Transaction and further
explicit investment assistance in your country. Based on the information
and recommendation satisfactorily gathered concerning your person, I
hereby need you to read this email message carefully because it is very
imperative. I have been reliably informed that some people send fraudulent
letters to unsuspecting individuals overseas making bogus claims.
Please be informed that this is not such letters as my claims are real.
Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed
consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.
My Name is MRS. RITA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in West Africa.
My late Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works in
Liberia. My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then
PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial,
Charles Taylor killed him.You can verify this from some of the international newspapers
posted in the web sites below:

(I)<http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm

Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $18.5 million
through a diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company
South Africa. And this money was meant for importation of agricultural
machinery.All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the company to transfer
the funds to your account, I will remunerate you with 20% at the end,
but most of all is that I solicit your trust and honesty in this
transaction. I have been confined only to our country home and all my calls are
monitored,so I will advise you to contact my private E-mail :rita208@luxmail.com
for onward proceedings: -

Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax Numbers where
you can always be reached, your Residential or Company Address to enable
me send detail information/documents that will enable you receive the fund
without any problem either now or in future as all modalities has been
erfected.Please your urgent response is needed.

Best Regards.
MRS RITA NUHAN VAYE

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