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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: "ben kamara" <benkamara222@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 2004 21:01:44 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE.

Dear Friend
My name is Mr Ben Kamara,a Sierra Leonean residing in Burkina-Faso,West
Africa.You will be surprise to receive this mail from a total stranger like
me,Anyway, i got your contact through internet directory as someone reliable
and trustworthy and decided to approach you for assistance.My father,the
late Chief Kamokhai Kamara,was one of the prominent Diamond dealers in my
country Sierra Leone, he was also one of the paramont chiefs in my
town-Kono, before He was murdered in cold blood early last year alongside
with my mother by the Rebels of R.U.F when they invaded the town.

When i got home from school to see the remains of my late father and other
family members,i
discovered that my home had been burnt down and my parents were both
murdered by the Rebels of R.U.F that has been fighting against the
legitimate Government in my country since 1992. My late father deposited
the sum of Money(undisclosed)and Diamond as a FAMILY TREASURE IN A TRUST
COMPANY in Accra Ghana,West Africa before his untimely death,this money was
meant to be used for business between my father and his late foreign
partner.

Now,as the next of kin and the only child,i have made claims of ownership of
the box containing the money although the people at the Trust Company are
not aware of the contents of the box,But i need a reliable person outside
Africa through whom i could move the money abroad and who will
subsequently help me act as my late father partner, to invest the money
wisely while i join you in your country.

Bear in mind that i would entrust this money in your hands if you would be
willing to help me in this
matter. I am also willing to give you 29% of the total sum if you will be
willing to assist me in this matter.In addition,i will equally deduct 1%
after the transfer to cover expenses incurred in the course of moving this
money abroad to your country in care of you.If you can assist,please get
back to me promptly through my e-mail address so that we can discuss the
modalities of making this move. I will equally insist that you make it a
very private and confidential matter.

I look forward to hear from you.

Kind Regards

Mr Ben Kamara

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