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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: joe bright <joebright175@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 14:21:35 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANT AND MONEY TRANSFER


FROM MR JOEbright
JOHANNESBURG
SANTON
TEL:+27-83-66 91 363
E-MAIL: joebright175@yahoo.co.in

URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANT AND MONEY TRANSFER

ATTN:PRESIDENT/CEO
Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr joebright the Chief Security Officer/Financial Officer attached to Major General Jeff Joda, General Officer Commanding 62 Battalion of Allied Forces in Sierra Leone, do hereby and sincerely request for special help from you thus: The United Nations sent Twenty two Million United States Dollars (US$22Million) to the Peacekeeping Force in Sierra Leone for maintenance and salaries of all the soldiers in Sierra Leone. Unfortunately, my superior officer, Jeff Joda, died on 16th of March 2001 consequent to the devastating attack by the rebel forces. I was left alone with the forenamed sum and I had no option than to escape with this money to the Republic of South Africa for my dear life. Here in South Africa, I am afraid of taking this money to the bank, as I cannot explain the source of it. I therefore decided to lodge it with a Security Company.I did not reveal the content to them and they did not ask because they are only concerned with the Security charges for the k!
eeping of
the consignment.

I am in dire need of a Godly person who would help me transfer this money into his account overseas, to enable me own the money. I promise to pay you 25% of the said money for using your account after successful transfer.Please, note that this transaction is risk-free on your side, but demands secrecy to the maximum because our colleagues over there in Sierra Leone may have thought me dead during the attack. Feel free to help me as this our transaction/business cannot be revealed to any third ear. Please, contact me immediately through the above telephone number or E-mail
THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU.
MR JOEbright
















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