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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: elisalamine@tiscali.it
Date: Sat, 6 Nov 2004 19:32:59 +0000
Subject: FROM ELISABETH LAMINE

FROM : MRS. ELISABETH LAMINE
Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire
Phone+22507848486

Dear,

With due respect and humility I write this proposal which I believe would
be of great interest to you.

I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country and investing my
funds. Briefly, I am a sierra Leonean National and the wife of late Dr SIMON
LAMINE. Until his death, my husband was the General overseer of the diamond
Mine in Kanema sierra Leone. In April 2000 the military forces loyal to
the Government of Ahmed TIJAN KABBAH invaded the diamond mine and assasinated
my husband, mistaking him for his brother MIKE LAMINE who is the deputy
to the leader of the revolutionary United front (RUF)Foday
SANKOH.

After his gruesome assassination and the subsequent confiscation of our
properties by the present government led by TIJAN KABBA.I decided to leave
my Country out of fear and concern for the safety of my life and that of
my step son MICHAEL,since we are the only surviving members of our family.
In course of our search for important family documents, we discovered a
file that contained details of a deposit my husband made in the name of
my step son MICHAEL. He deposited US$20.5 Million contained in 2 trunk boxes
in a security company in Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire. On the day of deposit he
did not disclose the contents of box to the company rather he deposited
it as containing family valuables.

We have since arrived Abidjan and gone to the security company to lay claims
to the deposit, and the company verified our claims backed with the documents
we have and have accepted MICHAEL as the bona fide owner of the deposit.

Because we cannot invest this money here due to political and economic uncertainty,
and our future and that of the investments to be made, I and MICHAEL have
decided to contact you to assist us in investing the funds in your country.
We have also decided to give you 10% of the total amount as your reward
for assisting us. We also have it in mind to give you a partnership share
in the investments to be made.

Reply to this mail on receipt or call my step son Michael on phone +22507848486
for further details.

Remain blessed as you assist us.

Best regards.
MRS. ELISABETH LAMINE


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