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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. GRACE JEWEL TAYLOR" <gjtaylor@bluehyppo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: gj_taylor@web-mail.com.ar
Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2005 00:48:15 +0400
Subject: FROM: MRS. GRACE JEWEL TAYLOR


Dearest,

I am the wife of CHARLES TAYLOR, the former president
of Liberia who is currently in exile in West Africa and being
requested by the United Nations to face War Crimes
Tribunal, a move that is politically motivated. My husband
had kept some funds in my name, United States currencies,
in cash to enable me take care of some family issues.
However, now the country we protected has turned against us.
I need to transfer the money out to safety before my
husband is indicted. The funds are in excess of 15 million
American dollars.

They can be shipped under diplomatic immunity. They will
then have to be paid into off shore accounts. They are not
in Liberia, rather they are presently kept secret in a
security company in West Africa.

Luckily enough for us, my husband, before he was deposed from
office in Liberia, was able to smuggle out my eldest son.
He is presently in the Sultanate of Oman. From there, he will
be able to handle this transaction safely and successfully and
communicate with you freely since i am presently under
survellance alonside my husband and the rest of the family.

Pls, kindly inform me if you can help, if you are capable
of handling such funds, if you are trustworthy? I will
offer you 15% upon your acceptance to assist me.

Please reply to my secured email address:
gj_taylor@web-mail.com.ar

I am grateful.
GRACE TAYLOR.
[For: The Family]

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