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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: "FROM FAVOUR JOHNSON" <favourjohnson2006@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: favourjohnson2005@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 7 Sep 2005 23:26:54 +0000
Subject: Joint Real estate investment:Favour johnson reply soon,

Real estate investment Favour johnson reply soon,
Abidjan CoteD'Ivoire.
West Africa

Dear Friend,

I wishthe best in life for you and your family, and I hope
you will receivethis mail in good spirit and respond
quickly with utmost secrecy andconfidentiality;I got your
address through my personal searchfor reliable person that
can help me in securing the safe keeping ofthe fund
till my arrival in your country. My name is Favour Son
toCol.Anthony Johnson,my late father was the chief of
security andoperations for former president Charles Taylor
of Liberia.

Theintense pressure from United States, United
Nations,international community and West African peace
keeping to [ecology] hadmade him former
presidentCharles Taylor to step aside and gone on exileand
also pressure to face war crime charges against humanity.

listenvery carefully, you know my country Liberia is very
richwith diamonds,and with my late fathers position as
former chief ofsecurity and operations he accumulated so
much diamonds which he hadsold to generate close to $22
million over the years and it is thisfund that I want to
move to you for safe keeping.

My late fatherdeposited the box containing this money in a
SECURITY COMPANY here inAbidjan Cote D'Ivoire.He deposited
the box as FAMILY VALUABLES and notas money.He did this
because he does not want any one to know the realcontent of
the box.

If you are capable and know that you will trulyand honestly
help me,write me now, time is no more on my side. I
willgive you 25% of the fund and I will come to your
country to take mypart to invest on real estate
business. Extend a friendly hand and helpme. Please bear in
mind that this fund is not loaned or stolen moneybut rather
hard earned money generated.

Please for us to concludethis transaction I will want you
to send me the followinginformation.

(1) Your full name.
(2) Your residential houseaddress.
(3) Your direct telephone and fax number
(4) Your age andoccupation.
(5) Marital status.

Once I recieved these informationsfrom you I will be
sending to you the contact of the SECURITY COMPANYto enable
you contact them for the release of the box.

May God blessyou for your interest to assist me and I await
your reply urgent as ell as your call urgently 00225 0778 2433.

Yourssincerely.
Favour Johnson.

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