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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:
  • "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: "FRANK"<ffrankdel@excite.com>
Reply-To: ffrankdel@myway.com
Date: Thu, 1 Mar 2007 10:03:01 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Read And Get Back










Hello,I write to introduce myself and this transaction toyou,I am Mr frank daniel, one of the house workers to theformer Liberian Leader, Charles Taylor.As at the time his Government was going down, wewere instructed to move out some luggages,which we were told contained somevital documents, I managedto corner and move to elsewhere some of theluggages, when I opened them, it was all money, a total of $78m when counted.When the Government finally collapsed, I sort theassistance of a diplomat, who assisted to safely deposit the luggages as codedsecurity documents with a firm.Please I will be willing to have you invest thisfund for me, since weare not allowed to leave the country.Your commission will be 30% of the total fund. Doget back to me withyour details if you can handle this. It is veryconfidential, but absolutely risk-free.Yours truly,frank daniel



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