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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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  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "williams" <williams_chembers@myway.com>
Reply-To: williams_chembers2006@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 20:01:38 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT






Dear Friend,I am Williams Chembers,The Regional Director of the West African Aid development fund,a subsidiary of the United Nation.Recently we have been sponsoring development stratagies in West Africa through funds made availabe from international donor organisations in partnership with the united Nations counterpart funding by the international monatary fund.We have a project at hand,which is funding the re-establishnment of displaced and returnee citizens of the war ravaged country of Liberia.This project has made available large sum of monies which we dispense through direct release of money to people who has formed registered cooperative cottage industries and at the same time issue contracts for the supply of foods,clothings and other facilities.Now,i am about to retire by the end of the month of December 2006. I wish to retire back to my country Zimbabwe,but will want to use the present situation to create some wealth for myself.And i think if you fit into the plan,w!
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will surely enjoy a lasting relationship.Could you arrange a platform under which we can use any company you will provide to receive the amount of USD32.5million(thirty two million five hundred thousand dollars). When this money is received in the name of your company through the account you will also nominate,we shall appropriate the amount at the ratio of 40-60 percent.40 percent to your good self while 60 percent to me.If you think you can handle this transaction,please give me your approval and forward to me the name of the company we will use and the bank name,address and account where the money will be paid into.I need to partner with you because,i am not allowed to own a foreign account now that i am still active in service.aRespond immediately as we need to work within a time frameYours truly,Williams ChembersRegional Director West African Aid development fund.



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