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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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: "Jack Morris" <ghana.refugee.camp@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:42:40 +0100
Subject: Gold..................


Dear Sir/Madam

Am Jack.K. Morris and my sister Rebeca.K.Morris,
from Liberia the son of late
Chief Morris who was the owner of Udu Gold Local Mining company in Liberian,


But unfortunately he died during the war that occur in Liberian all his
business collapse we even lost all my family, but before he died he was
buying
Gold from some local mining company in Accra Ghana, but right now I need a


foreign beneficiary who can assist me in claim of the last 450kilogram and
all
is life time money ($7.5 million)and the Gold Dust he paid for before he
died
right he died in the Liberian war The company in Accra Ghana waited for him
but


did not receive any message and they decided to deposited the Gold with
($7.5
million) with Commercial International Bank here in Accra Ghana, Am willing
to
offer 30percent of the Gold to the buyer and all agreement will be sign
between


me and the buyer before claiming of the Gold from the Bank
Please Get
Back

Regards
Morris

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