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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: d_antay20@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 09:15:39 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20ASSISTANCE=20WANTED=20PLEASE=21=21=21?=

Dear friend,

I wish that this message will not come to you as a surprise. I chose to
contact you personally through this medium because of the urgency and confidentiality
involved.

My name is Daniel Taylor,the son of former President Charles Taylor, who
is now in Nigeria asylum. My aim of writing you is because of the need for
a trusted and honest person,who I can entrust the sum of US$12million (Twelve
million US Dollars).Source of the money, my father and I secured this money
in a security company oversea, in my name before the problem we had with
our country.

Now that we have problems with the present government of my country and
the whole world is after us which you must have been aware of the problem
if you are conversant with the media, I want to transfer the money from
the security company for investment in your country, I can not travel out
of from the country where I am now, hence I am asking for your assistance
to have this money in your care pending when I and my family will have freedom
of movement. If you accept this in good faith and assist us till the money
is successfully transferred into your account, we shall offer you,25% of
total sum.I have all the documents to the fund, which I can transfer to
you to enable you have assess to it.

Be assured that this is risk-free. Please, note that this deal can only
take place on the following conditions:-

1.That the transaction should be treated with utmost confidentiality and
sincerity considering the calibre of people involved.

2. Assurance that our own share will be secured for us when the money is
transferred into your account.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, send the following information:-

A. Your direct telephone and fax numbers for easy and faster communication.

B. Your full name and your contact address so that it enable us transfer
the ownership in your name, without that the security company will not
release the fund to your account.

All communications to me should be through this e-mail above.

I wait for your immediate reply.
Best Regards,
Dan Taylor.
















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