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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:
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • barr.patrick2002@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: suza vaye <s_suza100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <suzavaye2007@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 19:30:34 +0100
Subject: NAME:MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE



NAME:MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE%BARR.PATRICK (ATTORNEY)EMAIL:barr.patrick2002@yahoo.com.hkEMAIL:barr.patrick2002@yahoo.com.hk
ATTN: MD/CEO
Kindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you. I am a true Godfearing person, and I want you to trust me and help me out in this mycondition. I believe you are a highly respected personality,considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human resource profile database on your country in the Internet. Though, I do not knowto what extent you are familiar with events and fragile politicalsituation in Liberia but it has formed consistent headlines in the CNN, BBC news bulletins.
My Name is MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE from Liberia, a Country in WestAfrica. My late Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of PublicWorks in Liberia.My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to removethe then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him.You can verify this from some of the international newspapers posted inthe web sites low:(I)http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htmBefore my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $21.5 millionthrough a diplomatic means, and deposited it with GLOBAL TRUS TBANKPLC.
Abroad. And this money was meant for importation of agriculturalmachinery. All that is needed is for my lawyer to instruct the bankto credit your account . I will remunerateyou with 20% at the end,but most of all is that I solicit your trust and honesty in thistransaction.
I have been confined only to our country home and allmy calls are monitored, so I will advise you to contact my privateATTORNEY BARR.PATRICK based in United Kingdom on his contact statedbelow for onward proceedings: - NAME: BARR.PATRICK (ATTORNEY)
EMAIL:barr.patrick2002@yahoo.com.hkEMAIL:barr.patrick2002@yahoo.com.hk
Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax Numbers whereyou can always be reached, your Residential or Company Address toenable him send detail information/documents that will enable youreceive the fund into your line of credit without any problem either now or in future as all modalitieshas been perfected.Please your urgent responseis needed.Best Regards.
MRS.SUZANA NUHAN VAYE (WIDOWvv
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