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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: "larry johnson" <laryy@larryjohnsom.com>
Reply-To: larryjohnson@univtech.ac.za
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:21:25 +0000
Subject: CHARLES TAYLOR

HELLO,

COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY.I HOPE THIS MESSAGE WILL REACH
YOU IN THE BEST OF HEALTH AND I HOPE TO RECEIVE YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION
EVEN AS WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY CORESPONDENCE BEFORE. I
GOT YOUR ADDRESS THROUGH MY PRIVATE SEARCH FOR A
RELIABLE,TRUSTWORTHY AND CAPABLE HAND TO
HANDLE A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE.

I AM LARRY JOHNSON, A POLITICAL ADVISER ON LEGAL MATTER
TO PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR, THE EMBATTLED PRESIDENT
OF LIBERIA. AS A RESULT OF THE CRISIS/CIVIL WAR IN
LIBERIA, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH ASKED
PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR TO LEAVE LIBERIA BEFORE HE
COULD SEND PEACEKEEPING FORCE TO LIBERIA. I AM
SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE TO SECURE US$45.3 MILLION INTO A
PERSONAL ACCOUNT.

PLEASE I HUMBLE STRESS THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF THE
TRANSACTION AND ASSURES ITS GENEUITY AS I BELIEVE IT
IS LIFE TIME OPPORTUNITY FOR US.THE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA, CHIEF OLUSEGUN
OBASANJO
VISITED LIBERIA TO OFFER CHARLES TAYLOR POLITICAL ASYLUM AND AFTER THE
MEETING OF ECOWAS HEADS OF STATES IN GHANA, PRESIDENT TAYLOR WAS ASKED
TO LEAVE LIBERIA BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF PEACE KEEPING FORCE FROM
NIGERIA.

FINALLY, AS A RESULT OF THIS EVENT, THE SUM OF
($45.3M) FOURTY-FIVE MILLION THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS
WAS MOVED FROM LIBERIA BY DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY AND
DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE FOR THE
SAFE KEEPING OF HIS FAMILY AND INVESTMENT AFTER THE
SITUATION IN LIBERIA MIGHT HAVE BROUGHT TO CALM.
THAT IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE SEEKING FOR YOUR
ASSISTANCE AND PERMISSION TO REMIT THIS SAID SUM INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT. YOUR COMMISSION WILL BE 25% OF THE
TOTAL SUM OR COULD BE NEGOTIABLE, PLEASE NOTIFY ME ON
YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO CARRY OUT THIS TRANSACTION
URGENTLY BY WRITING ME THROUGH EMAIL: FOR FURTHER
DETAILS ON THE RECEIPT OF THIS MESSAGE. I SHALL IN
TURN INFORM YOU OF THE MODALITIES ON HOW THE
CONSIGNMENTS WILL BE RECEIVED BY YOU OR HOW THE
TRANSFER WILL TAKE PLACE.

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
LARRY JOHNSON.

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