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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: ann kosa <ann_2005kosa@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 12:49:52 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: FROM ANN KOSA


Dear trusted one,
Best compliments.

It's my pleasure to contact you for a business venture which I and my brother intend to establish in your country.

Though we have not met before but I strongly believe that one have to risk confiding in someone to succeed from our present situation and for the best of our future.
We are the children of late paul kosa. Native of Monrovia, republic of Liberia.
Due to the series of continious war in our country for multiple years ago, there is this huge amount of five million, three hundred thousand U.S dollars($5.300,000.00) which our late father kept for us in a security storage house in Abidjan,Cote D'Ivoire before he was assasinated by some unknown enemies.

Now I and my brother have decided to invest these money in your country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and political reasons.
We urge that you help us to transfer this fund to your country for investment purposes on
the followings below:

1). Telecommunication
2). Automobile manufacturing
3). Five star hotel

If you can be of an assistance to us, we will be pleased to offer to you 20% Of the total fund for your kind and humane assistance.
We await your soonest response.
Our warmest regards to your entire family.
Thank you and God bless you.
Sincerely,

ann kosa and
(brother). lemond



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