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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" <rose7am@katamail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 2005 22:58:07 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR HELP

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 Miss rose kamara 20 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 ,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 important document (DEPOSIT CERTIFICATE)(US$10.3m)Ten million three hundred thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in a leading Bank in Europe ).Which my name appears as the next of kin.

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 Bank for confirmation and i will issue a letter of Authorisation on your name,that will enable the Bank to deal with you on my behalf.

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.

Miss rose

rose1am@walla.com

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