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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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Fraud email example:

From: "MRS JEWEL DIAMOND TAYLOR" <jeweltaylor_2005@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jeweltaylor_2005_2005@fastermail.com
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 13:02:42 +0400
Subject: THANKS

I am Mrs Jewel Taylor, a wife to the Ex-PRESIDENT CHARLES
TAYLOR OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF LIBERIA. First, I must
solicit your strictest confidence in this transaction; this
is by virtue of its nature as being utterly confidential
and top secret.

I must apologize for taking some of your valuable time to
explain a proposal that I believe will be of utmost benefit
to both of us. I am consulting you on behalf of my father
Ex-PRESIDENT CHARLES TAYLOR OF LIBERIA. Who deposited huge
sum of money amounting to USD $20,000,000.00 with a
security company in Dubai which was intended for the
purchase of war equipment, but due to the fact that we are
currently in ASYLUM in NIGERIA he requested that I urgently
look for a foreign partner, who could help us immediately
claim and invest this funds, as the western world most
especially the united states of America is demanding that
my husband should be tried at the international war crime
tribunal in HAGUES.

And looking back to what happened to PRESIDENT SLOBODAN
MILOSEVIC OF YUGOSLAVIA, who has been facing charges in war
crime tribunal in HAGUE over years. These facts you can
confirm from the LIBERIAN EMBASSY in your country or you
can request for BBC, CNN, and SKYNEWS, publications
for further proof.

I am soliciting your assistance in taking over the
ownership of the fund in your name and invest it on behalf
of my family who shall be a partner (UNDER ANONMITY) in
whatever business venture you intend investing, because of
the hunt by international community to freeze my
father's bank accounts and confiscate his assets all over
the world. We are willing to compensate you with five
satisfactory percentage of the money for your cooperation
and assistance in this regard.

This money was kept and lodged in a security vault in a
crate marked ARTIFACTS. For the time being, it is safe and
undisclosed.Therefore, contact me immediately, only if you
are able and interested in assisting my husband. Kindly
contact me preferably using my personal email address
as soon as possible.

Thanks for your co-operation; I apologize for encroaching
into your privacy with this e-mail.

Yours sincerely,

Mrs.Jewel Taylor

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