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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "you will be entitled to 30%" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • johnmagdala2224@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Magdala <johnmagdala029@hotmail.fr>
Date: Fri, 3 Aug 2007 23:53:46 +0100
Subject: I WILL EXPECTING YOUR MAIL URGENT



Dear Friend,

Peace be to you,peace be to your house and peace be to all that you have.I am making this contact with you in good faith,it took me time and divine intervention to write you this mail as we have never had any correspondence before.

Though I have not met with you before but I believe, one has to risk confiding in someone to succeed sometimes in life. Actually,i gathered your information from Benin Republic international chamber of trade and commerce.

Iam Dr.John Magdala,the personal Assistant to the former Liberian president, Charles Ghankor Taylor who was in an African Union arranged exile.In Calabar Nigeria, but was arrested on Wednesday 29th of March 2006 on the orders of the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal in Sierra Leone.He was immediately repatriated to Sierra Leone via Liberia to face the charges against humanity. Before his arrest, he instructed me to deposit on his behalf but in my name the sum of $30,000,000 USD (Thirty million United States Dollars) with bank, in Cotonou,Benin Republic which I did according to his instuction to me, all documents given to me is presently in my custody. The essence of making such deposit is that should he be arrested, that I should use the money for investment on his behalf. Presently Iam in Cotonou,Benin Republic,Where I stay as hid out and is unknow to anybody from my country. And that I should find a credible partner whose account will be used to transfer this fund. Upon the transfer of the fund to your nominated account, you will be entitled to 30%, 10% to my good self and the balance will be used as per his instructions. Now, that he has been arrested and is in detention, I am very much determined to fulfilled the wishes of my boss, and I have made a solid arrangement on how to transfer the fund out of Africa shore to your country.
Below is the CNN detailed report on the issue,
http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/29/taylor.nigeria/?section=cnn_latest http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/04/01/africa.justice.ap/index.html

I will be very grateful if you give me your consent and cooperation, because this transaction is 100% risk free and will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law, and also at no
time during and after the transaction will you be linked with the Charles Taylor’s case because from the on set of the deposit of the fund with the bank there were no link whatsoever to the name Charles Taylor. All the related documents to this transaction are done in my name and none of the bank is aware that I am Charles Taylor’s Aide.But please note that this transaction is strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to a third party. This is necessary to avoid disclosure that may jeopardize this golden opportunity. I expect you reply to my proposal by indicating your interest to partake in this transaction through
my private E-mail address (johnmagdala2224@myway.com) So that I will give you more detailed information on this transaction. I await for your urgent response,
1. YOUR FULL NAME2.YOUR HOME ADDRESS.3.YOUR CURRENT HOME TELEPHONE NUMBER.4.YOUR CURRENT OFFICE TELEPHONE.5.A COPY OF YOUR PICTURE 6. AGE Best regards, Dr John Magdala.
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