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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: merk agaga <mer_oh1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 15:49:34 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Your email



Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME,

Thanks for your reply and the kind attention you gave to the previous message I sent to you.Please,note that I need your kind and professional assistance to help transfer and properly invest all the money due to the political and economic stability in your country where I believe the said money will be safely invested.

I am presently residing in Dakar-Senegal and I am 24yrs of age.I am not operating or have any company here in Senegal because I dont want to attract any attention here toward the money considering my informalexperience and status here,and Is not my wish that any other person here or know about the said fund,only the security and finance company where he deposited it for safe keeping by my late father who was diamaond merchant .

Considering the amount involved,Is my wish you come down to Senegal so that we can see each other and discuss about this issue face to face and for better understanding..But in a situation where by you can not be able to come here,you should let me know so that I can extend the deposit informations of the money over to you to enable you contact the security and finance company as my foreign partner.

You will contact and instruct them to transfer the money to you as my foreign partner ,after the fund get to your posesion,we can arrange a meeting.This is encase if you can not be able to come here.

Also try to handle this issue with absolute privacy as I am presently doing here in Senegal. Considering the effort and time you will put during this process, I have decided to give you 10% of the total money as soon as the money get to your possesion and after I come over to meet with you there in your country,While 1% of the money will be for any domestic and traveling expences you will make there for this purpose.

I will appreciate to hear from you soon.

Regards,

Merk.


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