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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: =?big5?q?taylor=20jan?= <j_invest7@yahoo.com.hk>
Reply-To: janinvest25@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 15:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I AM MISS JAN CHARLES TAYLOR 25YRS,AND ONE OF THE DAUGHTERS OF THE FORMER LIBERIAN PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR WHO WAS ARRESTED BY THE UNITED NATIONS SECURITY AGENTS FOR TRIAL IN A SIERRALEONE SPECIAL COURT IN FREETOWN FOR WAR CRIMES AGAINST HUMANITY. MY FATHER IS IN PERISON IN SIERRALEONE RIGHT NOW FOR TRIAL AND OUR LIVES ARE IN DANGER SINCE HE WILL BE IN PREISON FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION THE SUM OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS{$35,000,000.00} WHICH WERE RAISE


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