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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • jasmaderline@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: maderline awa <awa_mederline@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2007 10:39:09 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear


Dear
I am writ ting this letter with due respect and heartful of tears since we have not known or meet ourselves previously I am asking for your assistance after I have gone through a profile that speaks good of you. I want to find out if it's possible for you to deal with individual as to investment. My dear i will be so glad if you can allow me and lead me to the right channel towards your assistance to my situation now.I will make my proposal well known to you. I would like to use this opportunity to introduce myself to you. Well I am Jasmaderline
johnson, 23 yer old girl from Liberia in west Africa,i am a daughter of late Mr Johnson Baw my late father was the personal advicer to the former head of state president Charles Taylor who is now in exile, before the rebels attacked our house one early morning killing my mother and my father It was only me that is alive now, and i managed to make my way to near by country,
The main reason why I am contacting you now is to seek your assistance in the area of my future investment and also to help me to transfer the money that he deposited in finacier company over to your possession. the amount is (US 9.4 Million dollars) he made this deposit some years back,the money was deposited as a family tresure which i am the nest of kin.I am now asking you to stand on my behalf as my partner, and in time of claiming the money and investment as well. I have made up my mind to offer you 25%of the total money, while the remaining will go into a productive business for me or you take me as your daugther to manage the money, As I have mention earlier I will make the procedure to this transaction to be well know to you. Pls attach your direct and full contact address as you reply to me. please contact me with this e-mail addrerss so that i will give you the full information.( jasmaderline@yahoo.com ) Thanks and God Bless you,yours,
Miss Jasmaderline.

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