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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: "From Mr.Brown Okar" <brown_okar01@fsmail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: brown_okar01@zwallet.com
Date: Sat, 13 Mar 2004 23:18:28 +0100
Subject: From Mr.Brown

FROM MR.BROWN G OKAR.

Atten:

My name is Mr.Brown G.Okar, I am the chief security adviser to formal President Charles Taylor of Liberia.

I want to let you know that i have a huge amount of money that i want to invest with you, as long as you can maintain trust and secrecy, a month before we left office a huge amount of money was handed over to me for purchasing of arms from Germany. the money involve is(USD$96,000,000.00(Ninety six million United States Dollars)to arrange arms for the big fight against the rebel forces before we were ordered to step down and move out of Liberia by America and the head of Ecowas countries, immediately i notice the fall of President Charles Taylor,i quickly arranged and moved the fund out from Liberia through a diplomatic means to a safe Diplomatic Vault in Europe, where the money is currently deposited and decleared as family treasures.


Currently I am out of Liberia and decided to hide in Cotonou,republic of Benin without the knowledge of Charles Taylor, for security reasons.Therefore I am soliciting for your help to secure this fund properly into your account for joint investment between me and you, so long as we can be honest to each other, I am going to make you the beneficiary to the fund as to enable you retrieve the cash out from the diplomatic safe vault in Europe to your Destination.

Every modalities on how to secure this money has been perfected which will be furnished to you immediately you indicate your sincere readiness to work with me in honesty and trust, also your direct phone and fax numbers are needed for easy communications.


Please contact me on this tel number+229-05- 17-26. or Email address above for more details immediately you receive this mail.

Waiting for your quick response.

Thanks and best regards

Mr.Brown G.Okar.

Mobile +229-05-17-26.

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