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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: "CAPT.MUSA.JERRY" <musa_19702002@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 12:56:24 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE IS HIGHLY NEEDED?

DEAR SIR,

I KNOW THIS LETTER MIGHT COME AS A SURPRISE PLEASE ACCEPT MY APOLOGY FOR MY FIRST CONTACT WITH YOU,I FEEL THAT EMAIL CONTACT IS MORE PRIVATE WITH RESPECT TO MY INTENSION.

I WAS SEARCHING FOR A GOOD RELIABLE PERSON,COURSE OF MY SEARCHING I GOT YOUR CONTACT,AS A RELIABLE PERSON TO TRUST ,HOWEVER,I AM CAPTAIN MUSA JERRY,ONE OF THE CHARLES TAYLOR'S MILITARY MEN IN LIBERIA.MR TAYLOR WAS ASKED TO LEAVE THE COUNTRY,AND SOME OF US HAVE TO LEAVE ALSO FOR OUR OWN LIFE AND SECURITY REASON.

I HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOU HOPING YOU WILL NEVER BETRAY ME AT LAST,MY MOST CONCERN IS FOR YOU TO RECOGNIZE ME AS YOUR FRIEND WHILE ESTABLISHING A LONG LASTING
RELATIONSHIP.

PRESENTLY,I AM IN DAKAR-SENEGAL,WITH THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION US DOLLARS(USD$18,000.000.00M) THIS MONEY WAS KEPT UNDER MY CARE,WHEN I WAS THE COMMANDER,MONEY WAS FOR PURCHAING OF THE ARMS.IT WAS A SITUATION OF WAR,AND ALSO,THE CONDITION OF THINGS THAT MAKES ME TO MOVE IMMEDIATELY WITH IT.

THE REASON I’M CONTACTING YOU IS OF THE NEWS I HEARDIN THE CNN JUST FEW DAYS NOW IN REGARDS TO MY FORMER BOSS“MR.CHARLES TAYLOR”THE REPORT HAS IT THAT ANOTHER ALLEGATION IS BEING BROUGHT AGAINST HIM FOR TRYING TO LOOT OUT MORE MONEY FROM OUR HOME COUNTRY LIBERIA.
TO HIS BASE IN EXILS IN NIGERIA,A NEIGHBORING WEST AFRICAN COUNTRY,AND WHEN EVER ANY ALLEGATION IS BEING MADE AGAINST HIM,THEN ALL EYES WILL NOT BE FOR HIM ALONE,ALSO,AGAINST US THE FORMER LEADER’S.
PLEASE,I WANT TO TRANSFER THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNTFOR YOU TO SECURE IT FOR ME,PENDING WHEN I WILL COME AND MEET WITH YOU,AND TO HELP ME GET A GOOD PROFITABLE BUSINESS"ETC" YOUR ADVICE.
NOTE THAT SUBSTANTIAL PORTION OF THIS MONEY WOULD BE COMPENSATED TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE,PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT ME,SO THAT I WILL KNOW WHAT TO DO NEXT.

PLEASE KEEP THIS UTMOST SECRECY AND CONFIDENTIAL ASYOU CAN UNDERSTAND MY PRESENT CONDITION INDAKAR-SENEGAL BECAUSE I AM INTO HIDING.

THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.SINCERELY YOURS,
CAPTAIN. MUSA JERRY.

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