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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: bashar2000@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 16:39:51 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?HAPPY=20NEW=20YEAR?=


Gooday Friend,
With full trust and understanding i have decided to send you this proposal,which
I trust you will consider profit oriented.The whole world is completely
aware of the recent outbreak of war in liberia,which the rebels have insisted
that the government of president Charles Taylor must step down from power
to give room for dividend of democracy in Liberia.
I am Gen. Bashar Abdulhadi the former minister of finance in Liberia, sequel
to out break of war in liberia,I have in my possesion,the sum of ($20.000.000)Twenty
million united states dollars being government money assigned to me by government
of Charles Taylor for rehabilitation of liberian army barracks and purchase
of military war ship and this funds diverted to my personal use when the
rebels hijack the government of Charles Taylor.
However,these funds was smuggled through the boarder via a security company
in Liberia and I have the fund delivered to Cotonu the capital city of
Benin Republic in order to work out modalities to have the funds moved
to oversea countries.furthermore,this fund was sealed in two boxes as family
treasure and will move as a diplomatic cargo.
This is 100% risk-free transaction and profit orient and I have chosen to
strike this deal with you if you will not mind.as an asylum seeker I have
no right to be imposetion of such huge amount of money that is why i need
sombody who will asssist me and get this consyment cleard out of the security
company, as you can see that future of my children depends on this funds
since all our account has been frozen and for now,I have nothing to boast
for except this funds that has been deposited with the diplomatic security
company. your attention is highly needed to execute this deal.i will offer
you 25% of the funds and we can as well go into JOINT VENTURE and the sharing
ratio can be 75-25%.
Finally,I would like if you can send to me via email or fax your contact
details,name and address,direct telephone number/mobile so as to reach you
and discuss this matter with you.upon the receipt of your positive response,I
will no if you can come down here in cotonu to meet face to face with me
or to commence negotiation with the diplomatic security company to have
the consignment lifted to your country of origin.i will secure all clearance
documents through diplomatic authorities,which the original copies will
be handed over to you upon the delivery of the consignment.
Looking forward to hear from you soon and am happy doing business with you.
Thanks and God bless you.Regards,
Gen.Abdulhadi




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