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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: "Juli Vage" <julivaye22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: julivaye2003@myway.com
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:17:55 +0000
Subject: investment advice

Dear Sir/Madam,
With due respect, trust and humility, I write you this proposal believing
that it will receive the most desired attention from you even as we have not
had any previous correspondence before. Although I am constrained by
insufficient information about you, but I will express in full the main
objectives of this proposal.
You are not to expend any expenses from your side, in terms of cost of
transfer charges only (C.O.T), as I have sought and gotten the assistance of
a financier who is willing to handle the needed TAX charges that will
facilitate transfer of fund smoothly into your nominated safe account.
My name is MRS. JULIANAH VAYE SCOTT from Liberia, a Country in West Africa.
My Husband is Issac Nuhan Vaye, Deputy Minister of Public Works, in Liberia.
My Husband was falsely accused of plotting to remove the then (PRESIDENT OF
LIBERIA CHARLES TAYLOR) from office. Without trial,
Charles Taylor killed him. You can verify this from your country. You can
also check in some of the international newspapers posted in the web
Sites below:
(i) http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2003-07-15-liberia_x.htm
(ii) http://www.unwire.org/UNWire/20030716/449_6621.asp
Before my husband was killed, he moved out the sum of $14.5 million through
a diplomatic means, and deposited it with a Security Company Abroad. I need
your assistance to claim these funds and secure them so that
I can take my family away from the oppression that we now face.In return for
your assistance I am willing to give you portion of the money, I am open for
reasonable negotiation on this.
I will give details after I hear from you. Please keep this confidential as
the future of my family depends on this. I hope to hear from you soon also
send me your private telephone number, for better communication between us
Best Regards
MRS. JULI VAYE SCOTT
alternative Email:julivaye2003@myway.com

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