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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "former president of liberia" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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: JABI WILLIAMS <jabiwilliams5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrjabiwilliams@myway.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Dec 2007 09:32:51 +0000
Subject: PLEASE GET IN TOUCH




Dear Friend,

My Name is Jabi Williams , A Liberian I was one of the personal aid to the former president of Liberia who was thrown out of power by the Liberian people, he is presently been held by the world court in Hague for war crimes. Prior to the crisis that led to his leaving power and Liberia completely as was requested by the American government, I was in charge of most of his finances and other valuables.

I have waited for over two years now since he was arrested in Nigerian and handed over to the world court officials. We have been praying for miracle to happen but none seem near and from all indication we know that he will not leave there a save man.
They have trace and confiscated most of his assets in physical cash and properties. I have become very scared of recent time and I can not wait again, that is what prompts this letter to you I want to use you as the heir to the funds that are held in a bank .

The fund were deposited by me on his behalf due to global financial watch on terrorist funds my close contacts where the fund are been held has advise me to bring someone reputable and claim this fund and invest rather than keeping the fund idle the way it is now.

I am contacting you with God feelings believing that you will not expose me and will cooperate with me to claim the fund and invest in your country, he has other deposit of diamonds and gold in various locations, once we are through with retrieving the fund I will give you contacts also to where these other valuables are kept so that we can claim them, we have to do this quickly because if the authority in Liberia find out any of this information they will seize them, they have a special agency whose job is to search for this information. you can find the information on this site below

http://news.amnesty.org/index/engafr440092006
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4858500.stm
http://www.nowpublic.com/tag/liberia.

You are first person I have ever contacted concerning this matter, therefore kindly respond back ASAP

Regards,
Jabi Williams







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