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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: "ROSE AIDA KAMARA" <private_rose2003@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: private_rose2004@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 11:06:24 +0000
Subject: best regards.

Dear.Sir/madam,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emmergency. In a nutshell,I am ROSE KAMARA 24 years old from the republic
of Sierria-Leone in west Africa,now seeking for refuge in Dakar Senegal under the(UNHCR).

I got your contact from where i was searching a good penpal for a possible transaction. My (late) father Dr. Lamine Kamara ,was the managing director
of Rainbow Gold and Diamond Mine company in(KENEMA)Sierra-Leone.But he was killed along side with my mother during the longing civil war and all his properties was totally destroyed.

However, after their death I managed to escape with with a very importantdocument (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE(US$10.3m)Ten million three hundred thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in a security
company ) as a family treasure which I am the next of kin.The money deposited in security company IN EROUP

Meanwhile,I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me transfer the money over to his country and into his possession pending my arrival to meet with him.

Furthermore,you can contact the security and finance company for confirmation and i will issue a letter of Authorisation on your name,that will enable the
security and finance company to deal with you on my behalf.
i am goig to give you the 15% of the total money for your help any for any money that yu are going to but into this

I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every confidence on your acceptance to assist me. Conclusively,I wish you send me a reply immediately as
soon as you recieve this proposal. Until then, I remain with the
best regards.
ROSE AIDA KAMARA
aida1am@walla.com

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