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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • ",000,000" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: LISA TAYLOR <mike08@izzi.com.my>
Reply-To: "tama49303@gmail.com" <tama49303@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 10:35:32 +0800 (MYT)
Subject: PLEASE CONSIDER MY OFFER




GREETINGS.....,=20


HOW ARE YOU TODAY? IF FINE THANK GOD ALMIGHTY,=20
I AM LISA TAYLOR A LIBERIAN, THE DAUGHTER OF CHIEF TAMA TAYLOR THE=20
BROTHER OF CHARLES TAYLOR, THE FORMER=C2=A0 LIBERIAN PRESIDENT.=20


PLEASE I ARRIVED KUALA LUMPUR,MALAYSIA HERE A FEW MONTHS AGO TO SEE MY=20
FAMILY LAWYER HERE ABOUT HOW TO SHARE THE SUM OF $21,000,000 (TWENTY=20
ONE MILLION USA DOLLARS) WHICH WAS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE=20
IN MALAYSIA,PLEASE ACCORDING TO THE LAWYER I WILL NEED SOMEONE TO=20
STAND AS A FORIEGN BENEFICIARY TO RECEIVE THE FUND ON MY BEHALF FOR=20
POSSIBLE INVESTMENT THERE IN YOUR COUNTRY, PLEASE IF YOU CAN ASSIST, I=20
WILL LIKE TO LINK YOU UP WITH MY FAMILY LAWYER TO ARRANGE A POSSIBLE=20
TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS TO YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.=20


PLEASE=C2=A0 I NEED YOUR ASSISTANT CAUSE AS I AM WRITING,MY MUM IS VERY=20
SICK. SHE'S IN THE HOSPITAL AND I WANT YOU TO TRY AND ASSIST ME I BEG=20
YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD.YOU WILL ALSO HELP US TO COME OVER TO YOUR=20
COUNTRY FOR A BETTER TREATMENT FOR MY MUM AND IN AREA OF INVESTMENT.=20

PLEASE I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF GOD TRY AND GET BACK TO ME AS=20
SOON AS POSSIBLE CAUSE IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.THANKS , I EXPECT YOUR=20
QUICK RESPONSE AND CONSIDERATION IN THIS REGARD .=20


YOURS SINCERELY ,=20
LISA TAMA TAYLOR=20

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