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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:
  • "dear beloved," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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 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.
  • r_lukas200@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From:
Date:
Subject: Dear Beloved,


Dear Beloved,
I am Miss Rose Lukas.from liberia. I am an orphan being that I lost my parents a couple of years ago during the last war in liberia.and now i am here in Abidjan cote d ivoire at the refugee camp. My Father and My Mother was a
serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until there death .they were killed during the last rebels war in liberia.Before there death My father revealed to me that he had a foreign account in europe up to the sum of $11.4 million us dollars which he told the bank was for the importation of cocoa  processing machine.i have all the nacesarry documents to show you that
the money was deposited by my late father.I want you to do me a favour to receive this funds to a safe account in  your country or any safer place as the beneficiary I have plans to do  investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production or  hotel management. This is my reason for writing to you.Please if you are willing to assist me and just contact me at my yahoomail for the security of this  fund.soonest.Upon your assistance I will offer you 10% from the total Fund. indicate your interest in replying me to the address(r_lukas200@yahoo.com )
Thanks and best regards.
Rose Lukas

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