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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: barr_domwillfred@handbag.com
Reply-To: barr_domwillfred@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 04:25:46 +1100
Subject: GOODDAY

BARRISTER DOM WILLFRED AND
ASSOCIATE CHARMBER?S OF LEGAL
PRACTITIONAL SOLICITOR AND ADVOCATE.
#75 LEGISLATIVE VENUE
BLOCK 10 MONTERIO ESTATE LIBERIA.
E-MAIL> barr_domwillfred@yahoo.co.uk
RPP:SOLICITING FOR AN ASSISTANCE.

I am Barrister Dom Willfred personal and accredited attorney to the president
Federal Republic of Liberia Mr charles Taylor. I am contracting you to Assist
MR President In Receiveing the fund that he deposited in the treasure of
one security company in germany, the amount deposited by Mr president was
25.5million Euro, and mr president has promise to compensate any person that
is willing to assist him receive this fund with 30% of the total sum.
perhalps all necessary and relevant certificate and Doccument will be given
to you as your statutory power to protect you from infriengment of civil
right and breach of contract. and again all modalities and arrangement has
been put in place to protect your intereast as the right Receipient deligated
by the president to receive the fund.
The Liberan president mr charles Taylor who has taken his purported political
assylum in nigeria due to the political conflicts in his country. has instructed
me as his personal and accredited attorney to sought for a reliable and trustworthy
person that will be capable of receiving this fund on his behalf , because
his movement has been restricted.
I therefore on behalf of mr president federal republic of Liberia wish to
have your confidence in your response to this proposal as the certificate
of authority to claim will be given to you as the bonafide receipient deligted
by mr president charlse Taylor to receive the said fund.
Moreover Mr president will be over-whelm with joy towards your anticipated
urgent and positive compliance to his proposal, mainwhile you are at a perfect
liberty to contact the president as you indicate your interest at >
Via e-mail..charles_taylor-president@onlinepolitics
or phone..234-803-399-8612
thanks yours sincerely
Barrister Dom Willfred.
For the president federal republic of Liberia
His Excellency Mr Charlse Taylor.


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