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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: "Mrs Lynda Taylor" <lynda0014@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lynda0014@sify.com
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 07:32:12 -0700
Subject: URGENT FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

MRS LYNDA TAYLOR
ON BEHALF OF PRESIDENT CHARLSE TAYLOR
FORMER LIBERIA PRESIDENT
LIBERIA ASSYLUM BASE CAMP
PRESENTLY ON ASSYLUM IN CALABAR,
CROSS RIVER.
Attention please,

Compliment of the season and, happy glorious days.
Sir, with due respect and honour,i knew that youmight
be surprise or embarrassed on how I got your contact or
correspondence.
As a matter of fact,I got your contact from abusiness
directories, of which i wish you are the right person to
meet.
I am Mrs.lynda Taylor,the wife of the
former liberian president.Mr Charles Taylor, we are all here
in Cross River state, asan assyliant.
Mr President Charles Taylor has in his possession some
amount of $20,000,000 million US dollars
of money to be invested. Heis looking forward to
establish a contrete and vibrant relationship inyour
country with the said fund.
Could you please assist us to suggest the good
business venture we could invest on. You will been titled to
20% of the fund for your assistance.
If i which you will be appointed as a partner.As we
are here now, we have denied of free movement and communication under the
law of the Federal Republic of this Country. Mr President is opposing
to be involve in any establishment unless when we are granted to freedom.
This explain our desire to began now to find with whom we can associate
secretly to invest outside till our librations.
You should have to handle everything partaining the
fund strictly by yourself,if my proposal is accepted by
you.please endavour to contact me as soon as possible either by my
althernative email[lynda0014@sify.com]

All the document for the fund will be sent to you in
an acceptable of your response.
The money is deposited for safe-keeping ,i will then
furnish you with the necessary information for onward
transfer to your nominated account.
If you are willing and able to render the service
required of you positivity. May Almigty (GOD/ALLAH)paid us
favourably while awaiting to hear from you urgently.
Thanks for your mutual understanding.
Yours Affectionately,
MRS.LYNDA TAYLOR

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