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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  • jmgn19ers@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: juan morgan <jmgn9@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <jmorgan19ers@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 14:31:26 +0100
Subject: I am waiting for your reply today.



Dear Friend,
My name is Ms.Juan Mogan(age-19yrs),a National of South Africa residing in Cotonou Benin as a refugee in a camp,will like you to assist me for my traveling down to your country to reside with you and to help me in putting claims to a USD31MILLION and 250KG of gold deposited by my late father who died in Liberia as result of the former Militry head of state (charles taylor)who is now facing a war crime in Hague and abuse of human right. Pls write me on my email address below: EMAIL: jmgn19ers@myway.com
I will disclose details immediately i receive your mesage ,such as the certificate of the deposit and the contact of the bank and you should also let know if you can come down to Benin Republic quickly for the conclusion of the transaction. I am waiting for your reply today.Thanks and yours, Ms.Juan Morgan
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