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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Bar. Vincent Raymond." <vincray1972@mail.nu> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 12:32:38 -0800
Subject: For Your Kind Attention

Dear Sir,
I am barrister Vincent Raymond , A national of Liberia. A solicitor at Law and personal
Attorney to President Charles Taylor of Liberia. Here in shall be referred to as my client.
my client Who was forced to leave The Presidency sit to seek Asylum in Nigeria On the 24th
September 2003 with his Wife and two children.Unfortunatley President Taylor’s Domestic account
has been freeze by the New Government In Liberia. Before I proceed, this transaction must remain
strictly confidential From Liberia Government. The present Governments in Liberia has vowed to
Turn President Taylor Fortune to Misfortune.

Several inquiries has been made to locate any of my client Account Abroad in Collaboration with
United Nation Security Council. After this several unsuccessful Attempts, The Liberia Government
has set up a New body to investigate into President Taylor’s Ecoinimic Resources in all Finance
Institute in West Africa Regions. The Private Diplomatic Firm where President Taylor has an
Deposited Some Of his Funds in Europe has issued him a Notice to repatriate the Fund to Liberia
Governments.
My client has Authorized me to contacts any one overseas who will be Honest and Sincere to assist
him move the Huge Deposit Lodged in Europe immediately.
Hence I have contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in moving this Account valued at $46.2 Million U.S Dollars before
it may discovered and been confiscated by Liberia Government. Or be repatriated by the Firm.
I seek your urgent consent to present you as the Bonifide foreign beneficiary to this fund, So
that the proceed of this can paid to you and then you and my client President Taylor and I can
share the Money 60% to him, 10% to me and 30% to you as ,He has instructed.
I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up this transaction with me.
all I require is your Honest Corporation to enable us see this transaction through. I guarantee
that this will executed under a legitimate arrangements that will protects us from breach of the
Law.
Please contacts me as soon as possible through the above e-mail address
including your telephone and fax number, your sex, age and occupation includeing your address
for further clarifications.
Best Regards,
Bar. Vincent Raymond.

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