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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: harrison bundo <harribun_menes2005@yahoo.com.ph>
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 07:13:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Response


Attn: CEO
I am Barrister Harrison Chukwu. a Solicitor and Attorney to
CHARLES TAYLOR.I have been mandated by Mr Charles
Taylor Former Liberian warlord who is presently on
Asylum here in Nigeria to look
for a very reliable Foreigner to assist in
claiming the money he deposited in A
Security Company overseas during his reign as the President.
He left behind with the security company thesum of
Fourty Eight Million, five hundred thousand US dollars.(US$48.5M).
Since he has been granted Asylum by the Nigerian
Government he has not been allowed to Travel out to
any where because the united nations in collaboration with
the American Government has been trying
to hold him for crimes against Humanity, hence he is
looking for a reliable Foreigner who will help him
claim the funds on his behalf.
He has asked me to offer you a total of 25% of the
total sum.
I am going to get the legal aspect of this transaction
done and if you know you are in a better position to
help please do not hesitate to reach me on this email
address so that I can give you the next step to take
towards the actualisation of this mutually beneficial
transaction.
I await your response as I ask you to keep this
transaction confidential even if you are not in a
position to be of assistance.
You can forward your reply to harribun_menes2005@yahoo.com.ph
regards,
Barrister Harrison .Chukwu



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