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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: petzuma@email.ky
Date: Fri, 03 Jun 2005 19:18:29 +0200
Subject: confidential


DEAR,
I am DR PETER ZUMA, the personal assistant and chief security adviser of MR Charles Taylor,the former President of Liberia. He has recently stepped down from power and is presently in assylum following his forced ouster as president.Well dear friend we need your assistance in transfering some of the money derived from the government treasury during his tenure as president into your account, because the government is making plans to seize all our assets.I have been mandated to deal with anyone who offer assistance to have this funds transferred to an overseas account for safe keeping and investment purposes. The amount is USD$50,000,000.00(fifty million dollars) kept in a trunk box and deposited at a private Security company at SOUTH AFRICA and declared as family valuables so that the security company does not know the contents for security reasons.All that is needed is for me to instruct the company to transfer the funds to you,you will take 25% which is USD$12.5million of th
e total funds transfered to you as compensation for your assistance,Five percent(5%) would be set aside to take care of all expenses we may incure during the transation. To indicate your interest,kindly provide me your direct phone and fax numbers and all relevant information for me to contact you and let you know the roles you will play in making this transaction successful.All the legal information concerning this Money will be sent to you as soon as we agree together.we all have been confined in exile at the moment and all our calls are monitored,So I will use all available contact to get you all the relevant informations needed.please bear in mind that this transaction is 100% risk and hitch free as i have already set in motion all necessary and possible arrangements such as having informed an attorney to prepare the following documents :-
a)letter of authorisation
b)secure an affidavit supportively for the contents
c)once i hear from you, another affidavit would be sworn to an
oath as well as by the attorney to supportively indicate your
name as the bona fide owner and beneficiary of the fund.please note that absolute confidentiality is needed in this transaction as the new government of Liberia is intensifying their search of our assets all over the world.
hoping for an earliest response.
THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION
REGARDS,
DR PETER ZUMA

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