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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: liveraka@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 30 Apr 2004 10:58:27 +0100
Subject: THANKS.

Dear Sir,

I do foresee the surprise this letter would bring as
it comes from an unknown person to you. Well, this
could begin our relationship, friendship, and
partnership.
Be comfortable as this letter comes to you with good intention. However,
your email was courtesy of the world online internet services, after
consideration of your profile, I developed confidence
of your credibility to handle this transaction. Thus
after my humble decision to solicit you?re
understanding and co-operation of this transaction, as
it will benefit both of us involved.

I am Mr.Liver Aka the personal assistance to the former
minister of agriculture in the Federal Republic of
Nigeria. However, I have been able to secure the sum
of US$15million(Fifteen Million United States Dollars
Only) from a deal of agricultural supplies I made with
a foreign agricultural company in which assessment and
documentation of the deal was not properly made and
investigated hence, I have become the beneficial owner
of the US$15Million.

My reason of writing you is anchor on the fact that
this money is now deposited in a security firm abroad
awaiting claims of ownership so I am soliciting your
assistance to help me claim this funds into your
account as I don't have foreign account to process the
claim. All documents relating to the deal are
available with me so there is no cause for alarm.

20% of this money will be given to you for helping transfer the money into
your account, while 20% will be for me as the beneficial owner of the funds,
and 10% will be for other expenses that might be incurred in the process
of transferring this money; while the
remaining 50% will be for the investment in your
country.

This business is 100% risk free and I solicit your
assistance, co-operation, trust and sincerity with
understanding for the betterment of our future. If
this business interest you do send me a mail through
my email address:liver_aka2002@yahoo.co.uk

At the point of reply, kindly send to me your phone
and fax numbers so that we can communicate easily with
each other and I will detail you much about the money
and the procedure you will take. I will have to be in
your country with documents covering the money as soon
as you start processing the funds.

Thanks for your understanding and God bless you.

Yours faithfully,

Mr.Liver Aka.




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