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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: cjhw@terra.com.mx
Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:05:29 +0100
Subject: MAY GOD BE WITH YOU

FROM: CHRIS AND JOY


CONFIDENTIAL
Dearest,

I am Chris Henry the only son of late former director of finance,Chief Williams
Henry of Sierra-Leone, diamond and mining corporation.I must confess my
agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.

My late father diverted this fund acquired from the over influencing of
price of les/purchasing of raw materials, now he has deposited the money
with a BANK here in Abidjan BY FIXED EPOSIT FORM,and he attached a strict
clause to the fund in racket(PAY AS RECEIVED), where I am residing under
political assylum with my younger sister Joy, my younger sister who is 17
years old.

Now the war in my country is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the
present government of Sierra Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel such person
at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset, it is
on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish
me with your bank particulars:

1) Account name(2) Account number (3) Bank address, telephone and fax number
For you to assist me transfer this money in your private bank account, the
said amount is (Twenty seven Million Dollars) $27 Million.

I am compensating you with 15% of the total money amount, now all my hope
is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country,where
there is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father Chief Williams Henry gave me the photocopies of the
certificate of deposit issued to him by the BANK on the date of deposit,
and he called me closer to his bed side before his call to glory(R.I.P)that
i should pray to God first, before contacting any foreginer and he warned
me strictly that I should avoid african men with their greedy and evil mind
since this is the only legacy we are inheriting from him.

Please,this is for you to be clarified because, I do not expose myself to
anybody I see, I believe that you are able to keep this transaction secret
for me because this money is the hope of my life, it is important.

Please reach me immediately after you must have gone through my message
fill free and make it urgent, That is the reason why I offered you 15% of
the total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you
might incure during this transaction inluding your telephone calls.

N:B,
Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment oportunities
which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred
to your account and you will be our guiardian, personally I am interested
in estate management and hotel business, please advise me.reach me back
immediately ou receive this message for more xplanation.And promisse me
and Joy my younger sister to be a father considering our situation and not
to betray us.

Thanks and God bless

Best regards

CHRIS AND JOY HENRY.

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