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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 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)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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: "frederickyormie@terra.es" <frederickyormie@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 18:01:02 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: HELLO


From Frederick Yormie.

This mail may be a surprise to you because i have not meet with you,
also you do not know me in person, but before I tell you about myself I
will startby counting on you that you will handle this business with otmost
maturity and confidentiality it deserves, and please forgive me for
sending this mail without your permission.

I am Frederick Yormie, 23 years old and the son of the late DEPUTY
MINISTER FOR NATIONAL SECURITY FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA ( MR. JOHN
WINPOE YORMIE)My father, was killed by some soldiers believed to be loyal to
the then President CHARLES TAYLOR government because of my father's objection to
some certain policies of his brutal regime and war crimes.

Shortly after the news of my fathers death came to us on sunday the
13TH OF JULY 2003, I rush into my father rooms, during the search for
some documents in my father's room I came accross some vital documents and
the key to a secret vault in the house.I took the key and went down to where the
vault is and there I discovered (Two Metal Boxes) which were carefully
hidden. With the aid of the documents I was able to open the box only
to find out that the trunk were full of money in hundred dollar bills. I could
not count the money because I was very shock to see it and again it is too
much for me to count but the documents that I recovered in my father's room
which led me to the box put the money at us45.000,000.00(Forty Five
Million Dollars).

I locked it back carefully with my Mother and arranged for the boxes to
be moved with the help of a (Diplomatic courier) to a security firm in
the Netherlands for safe-keeping and onward Transfer. We did not declare
the content of the box as money to the firm, We only declare it as family valuables
and treasury.

At this moment I am living in GHANA as a political Refugee, the code of
conduct bureau of offense in my country does not permit me and any
member of my familyto: (a) Operate an offshore account. (b) Own a foreign company.
This is my primary aim of seeking your assistance to secure this money for me
and my imidiate family.

I would have given you my telephone number so that you can call me in
order to discuss the issue better, but I'm afraid to do so because I
have too many people around me who I do not want them to know of the money but I

thank God, that i have access to the (internet) I think it will be
better to communicate by E-MAIL, untill we can make proper and solid arrangements
about how to move the money.

I wish to meet with you if you can make a trip to The netherland, Never
mind about your expenditure it will be taken care of, though I may not
be able to send some money to you right now but i promised, you will be
compesated as soon as this business is finanlised and not only that,I
am ready to offer30% of the money to you for your assistance. It is not that I am
paying you but as a sign of appreciation for every of your effort in this
business.

Please I wish that this assistance be treated highly confidential, I
will appreciate if you respond to my private email: (PLEASE YOU PUT
MAIL HERE OK) Thanks for your anticipated effort and God bless,my private
email: frederickyormie1@postiloota.net
or phone number:00233209425772

NB: YOU CAN CONTACT THE FOLLOWING LINK FOR CONFIRMATION.
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm

yours respecfully,
Mr.Frederick Yormie






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