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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: "DESU MATHAN" <desu018@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: desu015@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 18:21:46 +0000
Subject: ASSIST FOR FUND TRANSFER/PROJECT

Dear sir,
I got your contact in cause of a seriouse search
for a reliable foreign partner, which really made me to
contact you for assistance in transfering my money to
you for investement purpose.I'm Desu Mathan the son
of a late sierraleonian Col,Mathan suko.Who died three
years ago when the revolutionary united front rebels(R.U.F)
attacked our residence on the 20 of feb 2000 in Makeni
Sierraleon.Following the cease fire agreement which was
reach year before last year with the help of United Nation peace
keeping troops,I
used the opporturnity to leave the country with a very important
document of(US$8.5m)EIGHT million FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
U.S Dollars, deposited
by my late father in security company,under my name.this money
was realised from diamond export.Now'I'm searching for a trusted
individual or
foreign firm whom I can invest this money with for I am next of kin
to these money.However I contact you based on your capability
and vast knowledge on international commercial investement.
For your assistance and co-opertion I will give you 10%of the total
sum realised after the sucessfull transffer of this money.Please kindly
communicate your acceptance of this proposal so that we can discuss
the modalities of seeing this transaction through.I count on you
greately for your assistance.
I will be waiting to hearing from you soonest
Thanks,
Desu Mathan.
contact me alternatively with this mail
M.dehu@caramail.com

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