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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)
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: kennedytaylor1990@yahoo.com (may be fake)
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 05:15:47 -0600
Subject: CAN YOU HELP?


FROM: THE SON HON. CHARLES G. TAYLOR


sir
A CRY FOR HELP
I am KENNEDY THE SON OF CHARLES TAYLOR, the Former President of

Liberia.
As you may be aware that the President Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo (GCFR) has granted us asylum in Nigeria and
we are presently living in Calabar Eastern part of
Nigeria before my father was arrested and taken to Sierra Loane to

face trial
Please we have what we will call my family last hope
money of $30M TO TRANSFER to any foreign
trusted person who will help me to invest this fund
into any good business, As we can no longer have any
other means of livelihood.

Please if you are interested in helping me to received
these BOXS that is presently with aSECURITY
COMPANY . As after successful delivery
of this BOX to you, 10% of the total fund will go to
you. I will come to your country to start up a
business with your assistance so that we can be able
to live again.
This fund is in two boxs deposited to a
SECURITY COMPANY by my father before his arrest.
The company is not aware of what
is inside the box as I told them that the box belongs
to my friend and that I will inform my friend to apply
for the collection of this box since we are not
allowed to be attending to visitors in Nigeria.
So please I will advise you to apply as the owner of
this box. So that as soon as this BOX is DELIVERED to
you. You will arrange for my coming to your
country for proper investment. There is no risk in
this as you are aware that our family is now free
since we left Liberia to Nigeria peacefully.
you will apply the security company
NOTE ON YOUR BOX N0: 123BKK MB .BOX FOR ONWARD
DELIVERY YOUR HOME.
God bless you as you help my family
Yours sincerely,
KENNDY TALOR;
The son of fomer president of Liberia
Note: I will apply and pay on your behalf for the
Certificate of Deposit, Change of Ownership
Certificate to your NAME and Power of Attorney and
forward them to the security company on your behalf
so that you can apply,for immediate deliver of these boxs to your
address .
KENNEDY TAYLOR

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