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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "monrovia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  • @rocketmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: Sarah Barango <sarah1barango@yahoo.co.th>
Reply-To: sarahbarango1985@yahoo.co.jp
Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2008 09:53:39 +0700 (ICT)
Subject: From Miss Sarah Barango.


From Miss Sarah Barango
Morrovia Liberia.

Dear One,

Good day . Please allow me your little time to tell you about myself and my reason of contacting you because it may look strange receiving this mail from me ,since we did not know and has not met before. I am Miss Sarah Barango, from Monrovia Republicof Liberia. I'm contacting you to assist me invest and manage my money which I inherited from my late father. My Father ( Late Mr jerry Barango) was formally the director of the Liberian Gold Mining Corperation, and because of this position, the ruling party killed my father in collaboration with my uncle.But before the death of my father, he told me about a sum of 4.7 million dollars which he deposited in my name in a neigbouring country called Cote D'Ivoire.

My problem all this while was how to step out of morrovia, because my uncle and his groupes are searching seriously to kill me too. Thank God I have escaped out of morrovia now with the help of Guinean fisherman. Presently I'm in Guinea. this is why I have decided to contact you seeking your assistance to help me transfer out my money to your country after which I will come over to Live with you, continue my living and education there in your country. I am willing to offer you 15% of this money for your effort made during this transaction. So, you should send me your direct telephone number to enable me give you a call immediately I arrive to Abidjan. I will appreciate your urgent response before I leave for Abidjan next tomorrow.

Thanks,
Yours Sincerely
Miss Sarah Barango.



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