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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: "ANTHONY JOHNSON" <mail@gen-anthony-johnson.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 22:18:06 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY

Dear Sir/Madam,

I wish the best in life for you and your family, and I hope you will receive
this mail in good spirit and respond quickly with ultmost secrecy and
confidentiality, I got your address through my professional relationship in
discharging of my duties for my government.My name is Gen. Anthony Johnson.I
was the chief of security and operations for former president Charles Taylor
of Liberia.Please protect this mail for the safety of my life and that of my
family to avoid us being tortured or killed by his left behind secret
agents.Please I humbly beg you from the bottom of my heart to listen very
carefully, the situation in my country is very critical and chaos, uproar
and hostilities had brought the country to its knees and from intelligent
report the center cannot hold anymore for former president Charles Taylor
and his government.

The intense pressure from united states, united nations nternational
community and west African peace keeping to Ecomog] had made him former
president Charles Taylor to step aside and gone on exile and also pressure
to face war crime charges against humanity.Listen very carefully, you know
my country Liberia is very rich with diamonds, and with my position as
former chief of security and operations I have accumulated so much diamonds
which I had sold to generate close to $15,Million over the years and it is
this fund that I want to move to you for safe keeping.The fund are in boxes
in dollar denomination and it would be sent to you through diplomatic
courier service with your name as the beneficiary within few days. Please
would you do me a favour to receive this fund for me, else the government in
ower will seize the fund andplunder it.If you are capable and know that you
will truly and honestly help me, write me now, time is no more on my side. I
will give you 30% of the fund and I will come to your country to take my
part. Extend a friendly hand and help me. Please bear in mind that this fund
is not a loaned or stolen money but rather a hard earned money generated.
If you are willing to help me in this transaction,please furnish me with the
followings:

(1) Your telephone number and Fax number,
(2) Your postal address,
(3) Your full name and a little detail about yourself.

Yours Sincerely,
Gen.Anthony Johnson.

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