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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:
  • "can i completely trust you?" (a common phrase found 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: KIVEN MAMMEH <kiven_mammeh1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 05:34:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent Please....


Dear sir
Im kiven mammeh from liberia but live in Ghana
please sir i dont know you but i want your urgent assitance to recieve my two truck boxes which contain 25million us dollar with some gold and diamond at the dilopmatic couurie office here in accra ready to be ship.

I need your trust and confident to help me receive my consigenment in your country so that i can leave ghana with my family as soon as possible.


Now permit me to ask these few questions:
1. Can you honestly help me?
2. Can I completely trust you?
3. What percentage of the total amount in question
will be good for you.

If you are intersting please contact me on this same email so that i give u more imformation about this.

Also i have all the legal documents for the consigenment and my untied refugee Id to send you and my picture.

God bless you



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