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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • saint2004@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "LITTLE SAINTS" <little_saints2006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: little_saint2004@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2007 07:24:13 +0100
Subject: Sir/Madam,

little Saints Orphernage
For The Less privilaged
#112 Campus Street
Victotia Island
Morovia Liberia.

Sir/Madam,

Due to high rate of child abuse in our country Liberia during the long years
of civil war

and in Africa at large.I voluntered to set up a motherless babies home with
help of some

philantropist in my country.We have been able to secure a good home for
these babies with is

the most important thing and though we are going to a year now,we have up to
three hundred

and fifty five babies under our care.

We therefore appeal to you the privilaged,and especially christians all over
the world to

come to our aid in their own little way to enable us reach out to these
little kids who

might be the leaders of tomorrow, are being clothed and at least have a good
food to eat

since we have taken it as our own obligation.

We also pray for you, for God's protection in whatever you do for God's
divine intervention

in your life and your family and also for the almighty to even provide for
you for as you

give to the less privilaged the Almighty will repalce it in hundred folds in
Jesus name

Amen.

You can contact us via this email: (little saint2004@yahoo.com), if your
touched by the

Holy spirit to help the needy.

Kindest Regards,

Mr Jerry Nwanguma.

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