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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)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a orphan scam.
• 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.
  • victor_momah3@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: victor momah <victor_momah3@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:39:35 +0100 (CET)
Subject: PLEASE CONSIDER MY PREDICAMENT


From: Victor Momah
Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire
West Africa.
E-mail:(victor_momah3@yahoo.fr)

Dear One,

permit me to express my desire of going into business relationship with you.

I know my message will come to you as a surprise. Don't worry I was totally convinced to write you in reference of the transfer of my late father's fund US$15.5M to your account for onward investment.(Hotel industries) in your country.

I am Victor MomahThe Only Child of the former Late General Joseph Momah of Liberia.My late Father was killed in the year 2003 following his role as a rebel leader against the government of Liberia.

Following the political crisis,we were forced to leave our country to Abidjan the capital city of Côte d'Ivoire for my life sake.My father deposited this said fund in a private security company here in Abidjan the capital city of Côte d'Ivoire as family valuables.

I got to know about this information and as well i was able to recover all the relevant documents regards to this deposit through his foreign adviser here in Abidjan.

If you are trust and truely disposed to assist me in transferring of this fund kindly i am prepared to offer you,15% of total sum for your effort made during the transaction and 5% for any expences made during the transaction. write me through my email address.

For more information about the lifting of this funds legally follows immediately after your positive reply.

hoping to hear from you soonest.
Best regards ,


Victor Momah



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