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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: "fofana sisse" <sisselegalconsults@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fofana_legalconsult@138mail.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 00:22:24 +0000
Subject: Strictly urgent and confidential

Strictly urgent and confidential
================================

Dear friend,

I am Barrister Fofana Sisse, a personal attorney to the former Liberian
President, Dr. Charles Taylor.

Right now, Dr.Taylor is having his asylum here in Nigeria. It could be
recalled that Dr.Taylor was the president of the Timber and
Diamond-rich country Liberia and he left his country to seek political
asylum in Nigeria by mid 2003 as granted by the Nigeria government.

During his tenure in office as the president of Liberia, he remitted
out of
his country through diplomatic means in form of consignment to a
Security/Finance Company the sum of US$28,750,000.00 (Twenty Eight
Million,
seven Hundred and fifty Thousand United States Dollars only) for safe
keeping pending when it will be convenient for him to retrieve
the funds from the security/finance company.

As he is presently in Nigeria, he has confidently and confidentially
advised
me to look for a foriegner outside the shores of West Africa who will
receive this (consignment)fund from the security/finance
company for his perosnal use and investment in your country. He has
agreed
to give you 25% of the total funds in the consignment after the
collection,
then 5% will be for any expenses that may be incured by both parties
during
the course of the business while 70% will be wisely used for business
investment in your country which I will be the pricipal participator
and
partner on his behalf.

You can visit the website below and get back to me
urgently.:

Please View these websites:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/taylor.warcrimes/index.html
http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/africa/08/11/liberia.1300/index.html

All you are required to send immediately for the
commencement of the transaction are as follows:

1)Your full names
2)Your contact address
3)Your private phone and fax numbers.
4)Your occupation
5)Your age.

This business is 100% real and risk free. Remember that I will travel
back
to your country with you immediately after the collection of the
consignment(fund) from the security/finance company for the
investment plans. All I need from you in this business is your utmost
sincerity,honesty and secrecy till the end of the transaction.

For quick and successful conclusion of this business and for private
sake, please always reply me on:(fofana_legalconsult@138mail.com)

Thanks for your understanding and anticipated cooperation.

Yours sincerely,

Barrister Fofana Sisse.
Chambers: 24 Martins Avenue,
Ikeja, Lagos - Nigeria.

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