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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Jane Faye <fy.janeoo1@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: fa_jane01@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 23:49:03 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Proposal.


Dearest,

I am Miss Jane Faye. The only child of Mr & Mrs. Raymond Faye, from the republic of Liberia in West Africa. My father was a business merchant who dellt on Cocoa, Gold and Diamond but unfortunately died in this recent war out-break in liberia. He was a victim of the rebel's attack in his office. Before his final breath in the hospital, he disclosed to me in confidence of the sum of $3.5Million (Three million five hundred thousand U.S.Dollars) he deposited in a security company here in Cote D'Ivoire.

Presently, this fund is being secured in the custody of the security company, I am contacting you for your sincere assistance to retrieve this fund on my behalf and invest it properly in your country while I then come over to be with you and continue my education.

For your sincere efforts in helping me to safe-keep the fund till when I will come over to your country to meet with you, I have resolved to give you 10%. You will also benefit in any investment established with my own part if you will be capable of investing this fund on my behalf as I will continue my education as soon as I relocate to meet with you and are promissing to love you with all my heart as long as you are honest and kind

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you further information vital for this transaction such as the contact of the security company. Any delay in your reply will give me room in sourcing another person for this same purpose. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein.Hoping to receive your reply. Remain blessed in the Lord.

Yours faithfully,

Jane Faye



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