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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "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.
  • mrssofiananuhanvaye@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "maill maill" <mail1976@anpmall.net>
Date: Sat, 31 Mar 2007 23:39:20 +0930
Subject: RE

Kindly accept my apology for sending unsolicited mail to you.I believe you are a highly respected personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from Alibaba website Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.


My name is MRS. SOFIANA SUzANA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in West Africa. My Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works, Liberia. My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA (CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him.You can verify this from your country. You can also check in some of the international newspapers posted in the web sites below:


(i) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm (ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp

Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $21.5 million through a diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company in London . All that is needed is for me to instruct the company to hand over the funds to you as my family business partner, I will reenumerate you with 20% at the end, but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction.

I have been confined only to our country home and all my calls are monitored, So I will advise you contact me through the Email address stated above for onward proceedings.

You will kindly aid me to invest the money in your country kindly include your private telephone and fax numbers where you can always be reached,your residential or company address to enable me send detail information/documents to you. e-mail me with this address :Mrssofiananuhanvaye@hotmail.com

Best Regards

Mrs.Sofiana Nuhan Vaye



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