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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Jamie Taylor <tee.jamie@yahoo.ie>
Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2006 13:10:33 +0100 (BST)
Subject: I am Jamie Taylor the son of former Liberian President, Please I need your help.


Jamie Taylor
2nd Avenue, A Close,House 10
Cocody, Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire,
West Africa.

Greeting to you and your family.

I got your contact in my search for a honest and trustworthy person who will be of assistant to our family at this critical period when it seems the whole world have deserted us. I hope you will lend ears to this my request which I hope will be of benefit to you.

I am Jamie Taylor the second son of former President Charles Gangan Taylor writing you from Abidjan Cote d' Ivoire on the instruction of my father who is presently facing the war crimes tribunal in Freetown, Sierra Leone .The new Liberia government of Mrs. Ellen Johnson Sirlaef who once served and fought under my father is the one that masterminded the present problem.

The new Liberia government has insisted that my father will face the war crime tribunal in Freetown Sierra Leone. Based in this latest development my father instructed me while in Nigeria where he was under a political asylum .He informed me to secretly sought for a foreign partner who can be of assistance me to transfer USD12.5 Million US dollars which he deposited in a private security company in Calabar, Nigeria. It was deposited as family valuables to avoid the security company raising eye-brow .This was done during the time he was a President before he left for exile to Nigeria on 21st September 2003. He also added that the tribunal may like to trace up any such of his wealth in Africa continent. I am currently in Abidjan Cote d’Ivoire with the documents covering deposit.

Please dear if you are willing to assist me to carry out this transfer successfully, kindly reply immediately indicating your telephone and fax number so that I will furnish you with every details including the contact of the security company and that of my family attorney who will guide you through all the legal process. I promise you 15% of the total money as your share as soon as we conclude the transfer to your country, while 5% will be used to cover every expense that you may be incur in the process.

I hope to read from you soon.

God bless us.



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