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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: "Alvan Bello" <alvanbellomail@msn.com>
Reply-To: alvanbellomail@OFFICER.COM
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 19:41:11 +0000
Subject: Attention

From: Barr. Alvan Bello
Jones and Associates
72 Buckingham Palace Road,
London, United Kingdom.

Attention,

I am an Attorney to Mr. Charles Taylor former president of Liberia. He has
business investment which he would need your assistance and honesty that the
business could be trusted in your care. Meanwhile,he wants to invest in your
own country. Mr. Tailor deposited some huge amount of money with a
finance/security company in Europe before he left his office on political
asylum due to too much problems in his country during his tenure in the
Government as the president of Liberia. He would like to have your
assistance so that this fund will be invested in your country on any
profitable business investment.

This is why I contacted you, if you are willing to assist us get this fund
from the finance copmany to your possesion to enable us invest it in any
lucrative business of your choice please do not delay to get back to me so
that we shall know where exactly to invest the fund.

Before we get started you have to assure me that you are going to adhere to
my instructions and make a promisory note promising you will not run away
with the fund when its gets into your nominated bank account.

Your urgent response will expedite action on this tansaction.

Looking forward to your hearing.

Alvan Bello.



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