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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: george_kam2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 13:21:14 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FROM=20GEORGE?=

Dear One,

I am George Kamara the only son of late former Director of finance,Chief
v Kamara Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation.

I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.Mylate
father was the director of finance of Gold and diamond industry in my country,
during the disastrous civil war in my country, now he has deposited the
money with a BANK in Abidjan, where I am residing under political asylum
with my younger sister Imeme Kamara Now the war in my country is over with
the help of ECOMOG soldiers, the present government of Sierra Leone has
revoked the passport of all officers who served under the former regime
and now ask countries to expel such person at the same time freeze their
account and confiscate their asset, it is on this note that I am contacting
you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with your bank particulars:

1) Account name
2) Account number
3) Bank address,

Telephone and fax number For you to assist me transfer this money in your
private bank account, the said amount is (fifteen Million Dollars) $15 Million.

I am compensating you with 15 % of the total money amount, now all my hope
is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country,were
their is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction is real and never a
joke. My late father Chief Kamara, gave me the photocopies of the certificate
of deposit issued to him by the bank on the day of deposit, for you to be
clarify because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believe that
you are able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is
the hope of our life, it is important.

Please call me immediately after you must have gone through my message feel
free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the
total money amount, and in case of any other necessary expenses you might
come across during this transaction.


N.B Try and negotiate for us some profitable blue chip investment opportunities
which is risk free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred
to your account, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel
business, please advise me.

mail me back immediately you receive this message for more explanation.And
promise me and my younger sister to be a guidian considering our situation
and not to betray us.

Thanks and God bless,
Best regards,

George Kamara

NB;ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS {george_kam3@zipmail.com.br}




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