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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: mercytylr@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 19 Sep 2005 15:37:29 +0200
Subject: A Widow Seeking For Your Honest Assistance



From: Mrs. Mercy Taylor

33 Olivia Road Randburg,

South Africa.



Confidential Business Assistance Needed

Greetings,



I cannot imagine the surprise this will bring to you, but please be rest assured is with good faith and intentions from a family in dare need of your assistance to help us transfer the inheritance sum of US$10.5million into your account or company's account, in which God will bless you for rendering a helping hand to others.



I’m Mrs. Mercy Taylor, from Sierra Leone (currently residing in South Africa), the wife to the late Brigadier John Taylor. I got your contact details in the course of my discreet search for a reliable and God fearing person from the Johannesburg Trade and Exhibition Centre and after going through your profile, I decided to solicit for your kind assistance. I am currently residing with my family (son and a daughter) here in South Africa as asylum seekers and the South African Fiscal Policy Law and Regulations does not allow us certain financial rights.



My husband was a brigadier in charge of Arms and Ammunition procurement for the Sierra Leon Army before his death. After his death I discovered that in his will, he specifically drew my attention to the sum of US$10.5million, 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 this fund as such I will be grateful if you can assist us. In view of this, I cannot invest this fund in South Africa hence my asking you to assist me to transfer it out of South Africa for investment purposes in your country.



For your efforts, I am prepared to offer you 20% of the total sum while 3% will be set aside for expenses incurred during the course of this transaction and the remaining 77% is for the family s investment in your country. Please note that this transaction is risk-free and the major thing I ask of you is to assure me the safety of the money when transferred to your account. Further information and arrangement will commence as soon as trust, confidence and good relationship is established. I shall be most grateful if you maintain the confidentiality required in this transaction.





Do not hesitate to call me on my sons’ phone number written below for further directives and clarification of this transaction.



Thanks and God bless for accepting to work with our family and also for the great future that lies for both of us,



Regards,

Mrs. Mercy Taylor.

mercytaylorfamily@yahoo.com

Phone: +27 73 402 8749

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