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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)
  • "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.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +27787609496 (South Africa, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mrs.jeweltaylor2008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • margert.taylor01@googlemail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: CHARLES TAYLOY <mrs.jeweltaylor2008@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 14:34:00 +0200
Subject: TO THE MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO.






DEAR MANAGING DIRECTOR / CEO.



HOW ARE YOU?

**

PLEASE MY DEAR , I know this letter may be a surprise to you as we have not known before, do not be worried because you were reliably introduced to me and my family has good intentions contacting you. *

*My name is MRS JEWEL CAHARLES TAYLOR, the WIFE of FORMER LIBERIAN President.



Before MY HUSBAND was arrested he had taken me on 15 th AUGUST 2004 to deposit the sum of US$ 25 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS With a security and finance company based here in South Africa for safe keeping as if he for saw the looming danger that is coming on him



This money was deposited in two metal sealed boxes as a consignment labeled 'FAMILY TREASURE: with the security company.



MY ONLY SON PRINCE TAYLOY and I have meet and agreed after consulting financial expert who humbly advice us that the best way for realizing and safe guarding this fund without South Africa authority being after the money or the knowledge of Present LIBERIA government who has tactically frozen my Family's wealth. Hence the need to involve a foreigner.


My HUSBAND was arrested in CAMEROOM border when he was running for this dear life as the whole world has communicated through BBC, CNN that the former President OF LIBERIA has been arrested



My reason of contacting you, is based on the above stated fact: that I want you to help me to move this money out of SOUTH AFRICAN security company to your country for investment Because South African people are killing Foreigners in there country please help me.**


I want to affect the transfer of the fund in a beautiful country where people will not know us and for good investment. Please if you are interested in helping me secure this money morally and financially. *

We will give to you 30% of the total sum,60% will be for my family's investment in your country while 10% will be used for all expenses that might be Incurred during the process of the transaction. using the telephone numbers or through my mail box above for the guidelines, but among all keep every thing about this transaction to yourself only, please include your private telephone number for easy communication.*



REPLY

E-MAIL; mrs.jeweltaylor2008@gmail.com



mrs.jeweltaylor2008@gmail.com [http://us.mc459.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=margert.taylor01@googlemail.com]



Please you can call me or my son at

+27 78 760 9496

*
*Thank you may God bless you as you will co-operate with me. *
Yours Sincerely, *


MRS, JEWEL CHARLES TAYLOR.



PLEASE LOOK AT THIS WWW.

Former top security officer for Taylor testifies at ex-Liberian.



WWW.Tales of brutality begin Taylor war crimes trial [http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2237711,00.html].



WWW.Liberian war-crimes trial resumes for Taylor [http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0107/p99s01-duts.html].



WWW.War crimes trial of Liberia's Taylor resumes [http://www.iht.com/articles/reuters/2008/01/07/africa/OUKWD-UK-WARCRIMES-TAYLOR.php]





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