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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: "rita" <ritapretty_c@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 00:18:30 -0500 (GMT+5)
Subject: REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

DEAR SIR,
I AM MISS RITA CHARLES TAYLOR 25YRS,THE DAUGHTER OF THE FORMER
LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR,I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION THE SUM OF
TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS{$6,000,000.00},AND THE TOP LIST OF
MY
PRIORITY IS WHERE TO INVEST THIS MONEY OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY. "REASON BEST
KNOWN TO ME" .
I URGENTLY NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE IN PROVIDING A RELIABLE GENUINE TRADE
OR COMPANY IN YOUR COUNTRY WHERE I CAN INVEST THE FUND AND IMMEDIATELY
MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY FOR SETTLEMENT.PLEASE I WILL KINDLY WELCOME
YOUR ADVICE TOO. I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT MAIL REPONSE. I NEED YOUR
SUPPORT AND SERIOUSNESS.
I AM PRESENTLY ON EXILE IN FREE TOWN SIERRALEONE WITH MY BROTHER CHOKRI
TAYLOR AFTER THE UNITED STATES ASKED MY FATHER TO RESIGN AS THE
PRESIDENT OF LIBERIA. MY FATHER IS ALSO ON A SELF EXILT TOO IN ONE OF
THE WEST
AFRICAN COUNTRY. YOUR URGENT RESONSE IS EXPECTED. SEND CONFIDENTIAL
PHONE NUMBER SO THAT I CAN REACH YOU WHEN NECCESSARY.SEND YOUR RELY TO
MY
CONFIDENTIAL BOX ABOVE OR ritapretty_c@yahoo.com
REGARDS
MISS RITA CHARLES TAYLOR






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