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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • ilouba05anna@yahoo.co.jp (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: <ilouba05anna@yahoo.co.jp>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 01:13:01 +0900 (JST)
Subject: From Anna

First of all I will like to thank you for given your attention to read my mail and for your interest,I pray that my plan with you shall be of good success. Well, I will go ahead to explain little about myself, I am Ms. Anna Ilouba and from Morovia Liberia in West Africa. There is crisis in my
country so I ran to where I am from contacting you today. I am 20yrs and was still in school when my parent and my only sister died , that was during the period when Mr. Tailor was president refused to step down. I am the only surviving child now left.

My father Dr Peter Ilouba was a diamond dealer and was one of those people who was revolting against the leadership of Mr Charles Tailor. One day he sent his boys to set our house on fire killing my presents and my younger sister . I was so lucky to be in school then that was why I am alive
today. I meet with our family lawyer and find out that my father wishes me a brighter future, he left in my possession some amount of money for my future plan and of his direction in his will . He made some deposit for me with a bank outside liberia. The reason why I am contacting you is to know
if I can really obtain this favour from you to go into a good plan of investment in your own country. I have no idea of investment that is the main reason why I ask for your attention for your advise and standing behind me to invest my inheritance in your country. My father left Ten million
United States Dollars (US$10.000.000 ) for me.
If you wish to be of this assistance to me, pls do tell me more about yourself for me to also know you better and also your words of advise for the procedure of this transaction. I have made up my mind concern the area of rewarding you back with some percentage of the total money as soon as the
money is been transfer to your position.

Please contact me with this email address : ilouba05anna@yahoo.co.jp

Thanks and remain bless.

Best regards.
Ms. Anna Ilouba











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