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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dearest one," (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: esther barre <barre.esther49@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <barre.esther@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 17:03:17 +0200
Subject: From Esther Barre



>From Esther BarreAbidjan Cote D’Ivoire. Dearest One, Greetings in the name of our Almighty God .I am Esther Johnson Barre from Liberia, I apologise for any inconveniences this mail might cause you.

First of foremost, I would not like you to recognise my letter as one of the scam mail please, I am only in need of your help. I am writing you from Rep of Cote D'Ivoire where I have been taking refuge after the Murder of my parents by the rebels during the renewed fighting in my country Liberia. Because of the war my late parents sold our GOLD shop and took me to a nearby country Cote d'Ivoire where he deposited cash amount of US$5,500,000.00 Million ( Five Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) in his foreign account with one of the bank here in Cote D'Ivoire. I have prayed before contacting you with the trust in God that you will be of help to me to claim the total fund deposit with the bank here. Coupled with instability political situation in this country, I am seeking for your assistance to transfer this money to your account for a good investment project in your country and also relocate me to your country to further my study. I am willing to offer you 15% of the fund for your assistance in bring the transfer into your account also you will help me investing my share into a good business for ten (10) year before I will take over the investment.

Please for your good information this transaction is 100% risk free and in no way connected with any illegal transaction, Please Help me to get out of this terrible situation and Almighty God will bless you. Please, kindly respond immediately you get this mail for more discussion so that I can give you the contact of the bank where the total money is. Best Regards,Miss Esther Johnson Barre
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