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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: charles tarlor <charles55_taylor@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 16:37:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: From the Ex-President.


Dear good friend,

I am Mr.CHARLES TAYLOR, the Former President of Liberia.
As you may be aware that the President Chief Olusegun
Obasanjo (GCFR) has granted me asylum in Nigeria and
we are presently leaving in Calabar Eastern part of
Nigeria.Please I have what I will call my family last
hope money of $ 95,000,000 M TO TRANSFER to any
foreign trusted person who will help me to invest this
fund into any good business, As I can no longer have
any other means of livelihood.Please if you are
interested in helping me to received this BOX that is
presently with IRISH SECURITY COMPANY here in NIGERIA.
As after successful delivery of this BOX to you, 20%
of the total fund will go to you. My son will come to
your country to start up a business with your
assistance so that we can be able to live again.This
fund is in a box deposited to the IRISH SECURITY
COMPANY LAGOS as a family box before leaving for
Calabar in Nigeria. The company is not aware of what
is inside the box as I told them that the box belongs
to my friend and that I will inform my friend to apply
for the collection of this box since we are not
allowed to be attending to visitors in Nigeria.So
please I will advise you to apply as the owner of this
box. So that as soon as this BOX is DELIVER to you.
You will arrange for the coming of my son to your
country for proper investment. There is no risk in
this as you are aware that our family is now free
since we left Liberia to Nigeria peacefully.God bless
you as you help my family.

Yours sincerely,
MR CHARLES TAYLOR,
Former President of Liberian










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