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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "ecowas " (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • agbevictus11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Agbe Victus <agbevictus35@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: agbevictus32@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2007 06:41:27 -0800 (PST)
Subject: investment


Dear Sir,
My name is Agbe Victus I am the chief security adviser to the Formal President Charles Taylor of Liberia I want to let you know that I have a huge amount of money that I want invest with you, as long as you can maintain trust and secrecy, a month before we left office a huge amount of money was handed over to me for purchasing of Arms from Germany.
(US$9,500 million) to arrange Arms for the big fight against rebel forces before we were ordered to step down and move out of Liberia by United Nation and the head of ECOWAS
countries.

Immediately I notice the fall of president Charles Taylor, I quickly arrange and moved the fund out of Liberia through a diplomatic means for safe keeping in a security vault here in Accra Ghana West Africa, where the consignment is currently deposited and declared as a family treasures, Currently, I am out of Liberia and decided to hide in Cotonou, republic
of Benin without the knowledge of Liberian Government and Charles Taylor and the entire Liberia Security Network for security reasons.
Therefore I am soliciting for your help to secure this fund properly into your account for joint investment between you and me so as long as we can be honest with each other , I am going to make you the beneficiary to the fund as to enable retrieve the consignment out from the security Vault here in Accra Ghana West Africa since I can not move freely.

For assisting me i want you to know that you will be giving 25% from the total fund,

Every modalities on how to secure this money has been perfected which will be furnished to you Immediately you indicate your interest or sincere readiness to work with me in honesty and trust, also your direct phone/fax number are needed for easy communications. i am waiting for your urgent response thanks.You can mail me in this Email ID agbevictus11@yahoo.com mailbox for more explanation.

God Bless You.
Mr Agbe Victus

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