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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: "Tony Kuno" <t_kuno789@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:38:44 +0000
Subject: Dear Friend

Dear Friend,

I am TONY KUNO A former government official of Liberia. Following the exit
of president Charles Taylor of Liberia from power under a West African
brokered
peace agreement, led by Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo he was granted
asylum by the Nigerian Government. In my position as the Financial Secretary
to the President and close confidant, I left for Nigeria in his Entourage.

My country has been engulfed in Protracted Civil war with rebels controlling
some parts of the country. During the war, President Taylor disbursed large
sums of Monies to buy the loyalty of the entire cabinet,and I can say with
all modesty that I was one of the Chief Beneficiaries of this disbursement.

This is aside from monies I used my official position to acquire while in
office. Since we relocated to Calabar, Southern Nigeria all has been well,
but with the recent indictment of former President Taylor by the war crime
tribunal sitting in Sierra Leone and confirmed reports of a dedicated fund
by the American Government to capture him in order to face war crime charges
have now decided to leave the country. Presently I have funds totaling
United
State $15,000,000. (Fifteen Million US Dollars) Which I intend to move
oversea
for investment and spend the rest of my life there with my family.

This transaction is risk-free as all local arrangement has been made.
If you are prepared to assist to work with me I require the following:
Your Full Name and Address, Your Private Telephone, Fax Number and private
Email Address. As Compensation for your assistance you will retain 15% of
the Total sum, While 5% will be mapped out for local and International
expenses.
Though we are not known to each other, I strongly believe that through this
transaction we would be able to forge a mutually beneficial relationship
between us, now and in the future.

Finally, the success of this transaction will depend to a great extent on
mutual trust, secrecy and Confidentiality from you.

I await your response by email: tkuno789@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
TONY KUNO.

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