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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:
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  
• 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.
  • gladisrose_taylor@yahoo.com
  • gladisrosetaylor@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "GLADIS ROSE TAYLOR" <gladisrose_taylor@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 22:42:16 +0200
Subject: REPLY

My Dear,

I know this proposal letter might be a suprised to you as we don't know ourselves before. I am Mrs Gladis Taylor, the last wife of formar president of Liberia Charles Taylor formally in Nigeria with my husband before being extradicted to Hague Nertherland where he is in jail. Right now i am seeking asylum in Dakar Senegal under (UNHCR) I contacted you as a cause of my serious search for a reliable and trust worthy person that can handle such a confidential transaction of this nature.

My husband the former president of Liberia, deposited the sum of (US$7.5M) Seven Millon Five Hundred Thausand U.S Dollars in a high financial Security Company here in Dakar-Senegal under my name as next of kin.

However, I seeked with the problem of securing a trust worthy foreign personality like you to help me transfer this money pending when I will come over to your country for us to meet for investment of the money. Furthermore, I only want this to be done this way because your country is politically stable for any profitable investment, and I also want to add here that if accepted by you, you will serve as the original beneciary of the money.

I feel confidence therefore, to introduce this offer to you. For your participation and all your assistance regarding this transfer, I have decided to give you 15% of the total money. Therefore, you are requested to furnish me back immediately you receive this request to transfer this money from Dakar Senegal to your country residence account or any account of your interest.

On commencement of this transaction I want to let you understand that the future of myself depends solely on this money. So please keep this business to yourself only to avoid raise eye brow of any third party.

I am eagerly expecting your urgent response.I wait to hear from you soon through this email gladisrose_taylor@yahoo.com <mailto:gladisrosetaylor@yahoo.com>
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs, Gladis Taylor.

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