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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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Some comments about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: DENNIS BROWN <dennisbrown103@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: dennisbrown102@yahoo.it
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:11:14 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Calvary Greetings.


Calvary Greetings.

I am a preacher with the Harvest Ministry,and I

will like to get advice from you.I believe the advice

I need is secular to some extent,but do have the

patience to understand my intention.

A few year's ago I was in Liberia where I had

established a little congregation where I preached

regularly,but the civil war escaleted and the church

was converted to a hospital of sourghts. On one faith

full day three Soldiers came to me and left

trunks of Money with me and swore to come back for it.

When the war in Liberia intensified I deposited this

box in a security vault in Togo,I was escorted to Togo

by the ECOMOG soliers who felt the content of the

trunks were documents and never cared to check the

trunks,I was air lifted to England with other refugees

then,I stayed in England and when I was getting

fraustrated I returned to Africa only to find out that

two of the three Soldiers died in Battle while the

last was decleared MIA (Missing in Action).

Now I have the fund which the soldiers said was over

thirty million dollars,but it lies in a security vault

in a Security Company in Togo,and I was contacted in a

letter dated 12th of September by the security company

asking me to indicate if I was in reciept of the

letter as a sign that I am living and still subscribed

for their service.

I am interested in using a small fraction of this

money,much less than one percent for a re organisation

of the work,but I do not need the rest and do not want

to have any direct dealing with it,but I need someone

who will be able to use the fund better maybe for

charity or something universally profitable,I have

thought of doing it my self but,my ministry is the

apocalypse and I believe and preach the soon comming

of the Lord which make me not indulgent in reliance on

money or wealth in any form.

I also do not have the money that has accrued on the

service and safe deposit of the company that holds the

fund,I will be glad if you have any interest in the

direction of maybe managing or transmitting the fund

as you prefer in your capacity and understanding.

I will be glad to get a response from you ASAP.

Regards.

Dennis Brown(REVD)

- DENNIS BROWN

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