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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • jennamus@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jenna mustafa <jennamfa56@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <jenna20007@jmail.co.za>
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 19:30:45 -0400
Subject: Genuine Assistance neened



Genuine Assistance neenedDearest,Contact me on private email ( jennamus@jmail.co.za )

I know this mail will come to you as a surprise since we have not had previous correspondence, please bear with me. I will really like to have a good relationship with you, and I have a special reason why I decided to contact you.
I decided to contact you because of the urgency of my situation here after surfing the net for the reason which I contacted you, I am Jenna Mustafa 19 years old from Liberia, the only child of Late Malik Mustafa the deputy minister of national security under the leadership of president Charles Taylor who is now in facing murder charges, my father was killed by government of Charles Taylor, he accused my father of coup attempt against his government.

I am constrained to contact you because of the maltreatment I am receiving from my step mother. She planned to take away all my late father's treasury and properties from me since the unexpected death of my beloved Father.Meanwhile I wanted to escape to the Europe but she hides away my international passport and other valuable travelling documents. Luckily she did not discover where I kept my fathers File which contains important documents.
So I decided to run to the refugee camp where I am presently seeking asylum under the United Nations High Commission for the Refugee herein Abidjan Cote D’Iovoire where my late father deposited some amount of money in a bank. I wish to contact you personally for a long term business relationship and investment assistance in anywhere in the world.My late father deposited the sum of US$ 4 million (Four million united state dollars) in one of the leading bank with my names as the next of kin.
However, I shall forward to you with the necessary documents on confirmation of your acceptance to assist me for the transfer of the money to your account, and investment of the fund. As you will help me in an investment, and I will like to complete my studies, as I was in my secondary school, when the crisis started. If you are willing to help me in this, I will like to have your full contact as well as yourPhone and fax number.Your full names and country nameYour age and your passport or identity. I am not on phone but I will give you the number of the Rev priest in the camp so that you can call me through his phone number. I am waiting for your urgent and positive response. Please do keep this only to your self please I plead you not to disclose it till I come over to your country after the transfer.
Contact me on private email ( jennamus@jmail.co.za )
Yours Sincerely Jenna,
Nice day.
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