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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: "mercy taylor" <mercytaylor40@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2005 00:50:58 +0200
Subject: WE NEED YOUR URGENT HELP

FROM MERCY TAYLOR
TEL: +27-83-536-7449
FAX: +27-83-361-1799
ADDRESS: 46 church steet Ranburg,johannesburg South Africa
private e-mail : mercytaylor2005@yahoo.com

WE NEED YOUR URGENT HELP

I cannot imagine the surprise this will bring to you, But please be rest
assured is with good faith and intention from a family in dare need of your
assistance to help us transfer the inheritance sum of (US$15.8
million)FIFTEEN MILLION EIGHT HUNDERD THOUSAND US DOLLARS, into your account
or
company's account, in which God will bless you for rendering a helpping
handto others.

I am MRS.MERCY TAYLOR, from LIBERIA (Currently Residing in SouthAfrica) The
wife of the LATE BRIGADIER JOHN TAYLOR, I got your contact details in the
course of my discreet search for a reliable and God fearingperson from the
JOHANNESBURG TRADE AND EXHIBITION CENTRE and after going through your
profile decided to solicit for your kind assistance.I amcurrently residing
with my family (SON AND A DAUGHTER) here in SOUTH AFRICA as asylum seekers
and the South Africa Fiscal Policy Law and Regulations doesnot allow
uscertain financial right.

My husband was a BRIGADIER in charge of Arms and Ammunition procurement for
the LIBERIA Army before his death, After his death I discovered that in his
will, He specifically drew my attention to the sum of (US$15.8
MILLION),Which he had deposited in a safe box of the PRIVATE SECURITY
COMPANY here in JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA.The lives and future of my family
depends on thisfund as such I will be grateful if you can assist us, I
cannot invest this fund in South Africa hence my asking you to assist me to
transfer it out of South Africa for investment purpose in your country.

For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total sum while 5%
will be set aside for expenses incurred during the course of thistransaction
and the remaining 75% is for the family's investment in your country. Please
note that this transaction is risk-free and the major thingI ask of you is
to assure me the safety of the money when transferred to your account.
Further information andarrangement will commence as soon as trust,
Confidence and good relationship is established and I shall be mostgrateful
if you maintain the confidentiality required in this transaction.

Do not hesitate to call my son David taylor on the above phone number for
furtherdirectives and clarification regarding this transaction and I would
like you to send me your direct telephone and fax numbers for easy
communication.

I wait for your prompt response.

Thanks and God bless,

Best Regards,

Contact private e-mail: mercytaylor2005@yahoo.com

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