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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: albert_taylor@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 19:47:06 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONFIDENTIAL?=

Dear Beloved,

SOLICITING YOUR HONEST PARTNERSHIP IN BUSINESS.

Apologies for communicating via this medium a business of this
magnitude, as well
as the incidental approach of this proposal.This is due to the state
of disarray
presently My family. My name is ALBERT ABEL TAYLOR (MR),eldest son
of the renowned
and exiled PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR of Liberia in western africa.
My father before his exile deposited two big steel box containing
USD70,000,000(SEVENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) moved via
diplomatic means and deposited as family treasures in the vault of an european
security company for safe-keeping. I
contact you in respect of my consignment, to take up the position of my
ex-trustee/consignee in the collection of my deposits.This is as result
of the cruel and
insincere character portrayed by him (trustee) in the commisioning of earlier
consignments.
I seek your honest and confidential co-operation to assist me in
claiming this deposit to the benefit of
all parties,as I guarantee you 100% risk free on your path.
On acknowledgement and full conviction of your willingness to comply
all the required documents,priviledges and confidential information
will be released to you thereby
appointing you the BENEFICIARY/BEARER to this consignment,
as My father has instructed me to stop
dealing in this business with my family name 'TAYLOR',
Hence your utmost importance in this transaction.
On this effect,I have the instructions of my father to give 15% of the
sum to you for a job well done and an additional 5% to be used after
the conclusion of the business to settle expenditures made on taxation
and other miscellaneous expenses while the remaining will go to charity

Organisations for the less priviledges.
I require your honest co-operation to ensure the
investment of my percentage which I will like to use in acquiring
landed properties and other profitable investments in your country.
On receipt of your response, we shall discuss the proceedures as regards
this arrangement.
Contact me via My Private email

email:alberttaylor1@netscape.net

Best Regards,

Albert Abel Taylor (MR).



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