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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: doris taylor <dorrischarlestaylor@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 01:23:54 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: help me

: President / CEO
I wish the best in life for you and your famly, and I hope you will receive this mail in good spirit and respond quickly with ultmost secrecy and confidentiality, . My name is DorrisCharles Taylor and I am the only Duaughter of former president Charles Taylor of Liberia.
. Please I humbly beg you from the bottom of my heart to listen very carefully, the situation in my country is very critical and chaos, uproar and hostilities had brought the country to its knees and from inteligent report the center cannot hold anymore for my daddy president Charles Taylor and his government.The intense pressure from united states, united nations, international community and west African peace keeping force [Ecomog] had made my father[former president Charles Taylor] to step aside and go on exile to Nigeria and also pressure to face war crime charges against humanity.Right now i and my younger brother is in possesion of 30m$ dollars we want to invest overseas as we we still want to further our education and relocate do to security reasons.you can confirm this information am giving you via the internet .
Listen very carefully, you know my country is very rich with diamonds, a. you give me your account number and the name of the bank ,the address and the phone and fax numbers of the bank ,then the money will be transfered by telegraphic transfer.As soon as the funds leave ,our shores , i will travel and meet you up in your country for sharing and investment .Please would you do me a favour to receive this fund for me? . If you are capable and know that you will truly and honestly help me, write me now, time is no more on my side. I will give you a negociable % of the fund and will come to your country to take my part. Extend a friedly hand and help me.this transaction is risk free because some top bank officials are involved they are going to help me transfer the money from here to any where in Europe or America by T T .We agreed on a certain percentage .My private telephone number is 234-8035010759.You can give me a call .
I urgently await your reply with this e-mail
Yours Sincerely
Sisster Dorris taylor








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