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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
  • lovely2007real@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: DORO MATTHEW <lovely2007real@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2007 02:53:25 -0800 (PST)
Subject: try and get back to me.


DEAR DADDY
I am Doro Matthew from liberia,i came from a very wealthy family , my father was the vice-president in my country for 19years before he was assasinated to gether with my mum on the same day.OH this is the day i will never forget in my life. After the death of my parent,i found a very big luggage containing a fund/money of about $10 million us doller,i wanted to invest this money in my country but i found out that my country is not save for me to do so i ran away with my luggage fund/money to ACCRA GHANA and i am now in the international airport hotel room and my luggage are now in the security warehouse for security reasons .
Please DADDY i need your help on how to invest the fund/money in your country and how i can come over to your country.pls get back to me with this email address:lovely2007real@yahoo.com
THANK AND GOD BLESS YOU
From your son Doro Matthew
00233246749177


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