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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 friend" (a common phrase found 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "promise vaye" <pvaye765@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:26:20 -0400
Subject: Hello Dear Friend.


Hello Dear Friend.

Kindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you. I want you to trust me
and help me out in this my condition. I believe you are a highly respected
personality, considering the fact that I sourced your profile from a human
resource profile database on your country in the Internet.

Though, I do not know to what extent you are familiar with events and
fragile political situation in Liberia but it has formed consistent
headlines in the CNN, BBCnews bulletins.

My Name is Miss. Promise Vaye 19 years old and my mother is Susan Vaye from
Liberia, a Country in West Africa, now seeking for refugee in Dakar-Senegal
under the(UNHCR). The only surviving daughter and my mother a widow who is
presently in Hospital in Dakar-Senegal. My late Father is Issac Vaye,
Deputy Minister of Public Works in Liberia. My Father was falsely accused of
plotting to remove the then PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from
office. Without trial, Charles Taylor killed him. I am looking looking for
someone who can take me as child I promise to be obedient to you and I will
bring happiness to your life.

I got your contact from the Internet Search. I want you to assist me in this
transaction. The deposit documents indicate me as the next of kin.
Presently, I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn
personality to help me.

You can verify this from some of the international newspapers posted in the
web sites below:
(I) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
(ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_66 21.asp
Before my Father was killed, he moved out the sum of $5.2 million and
deposited it with a Finance Company .

All that is needed is for me to instruct the Finance company to transfer the
fund to your account, We will renumerate you with 20% at the end, but most
of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction.

Kindly include your Full Name, Private Telephone and Fax Numbers where you
can always be reached, your Residential or Company Address to enable him
send detail information/documents that will enable you receive the fund
without any problem either now or in future as all modalities as been
perfected.

As soon as I get your full acceptance I will forward you the contact
informations of the Finance company in Europe.

I will send my picture when I hear from you. Please your urgent response is
needed.

Best Regards.

Miss.Promise.

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