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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:
  • "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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348032761563 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • irishbox20@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dicksontaylor37@terra.es" <dicksontaylor37@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 02:09:37 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE


FROM: DICKSON TAYLOR
I am DICKSON TAYLOR JR, the first son of the Former President of Liberia. As you may be aware that the President Chief Olusegun Obasanjo (GCFR) granted asylum to my father in Nigeria and we are presently leaving in Calabar Eastern part of Nigeria before he was taken to Netherland to face the war crime commission.
My father before he was taken to Netherland has what he called the family last hope money of $ 250,000,000 M TO TRANSFER to any foreign trusted person who will help me to invest this fund into any good business, As he can no longer have any other means of livelihood.
Please if you are interested in helping me to received this Boxes that is presently with IRISH SECURITY COMPANY As after successful delivery of this Boxes to you, 40% of the total fund will go to you. And I Dickson his son 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 a box deposited to the IRISH SECURITY COMPANY as a family box before leaving for Calabar in Nigeria. The company is not aware of what is inside the boxes as he told them that the boxes belongs to his friend and that he will inform his friend to apply for the collection of this boxes since we are not allowed to be
attending to visitors in Nigeria.
My father also handed over to me and his attorney all the documents regarded to this transaction before he was taken to Sierra Leone. So please I will advise you to apply as the owner of this boxes. 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.
APPLY TO: IRISH SECURITY COMPANY
ATTN TO: CAPT.JAMES ANDERSON CAMPBELL {DELIVERY DIRECTOR}
PHONE +234-803-276-1563
EMAIL: irishbox20@yahoo.com

INSTRUCT HIM TO GIVE YOU THE INSURANCE POLICY COVER NOTE ON YOUR BOX N0: 7878MB .BOX FOR ONWARD DELIVERY TO YOUR HOME.
God bless you as you help my family.
Yours sincerely,
MR DICKSON TAYLOR,
First son of CHARLES G TAYLOR,
Former President of Liberia.





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