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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: simonabiidebe@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 05:16:24 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?GET=20BACK=20TO=20ME?=

MY Dear

I know this message will come to you as a surprise. Compliment of the season
I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your country and investing my
funds Briefly,I am a Sierra Leonean National and the Son of late Dr SIMON
DEBE CAMARA.

Until his death, my Father was the General overseer of the Diamond Mine
in Kamena Sierra Leone. On April 6th 2000 the military forces royal to the
Government of AHMED TIJAN KABBAH invaded the diamond mine and assassinated
my Father, mistaking him for his brother MICHAEL DEBE CAMARA who is the
deputy of the leader of the Revolutionary United Front ( RUF) FODAY SANKOH.

When the news reached me, I hurried gathered some valuables in our family
villa and escaped for my dear life. Among the valuable was a file that contained
detai ls of a deposit my father made in a security company in Abidjan Cote
d?Ivoire. He deposited ($14.5 million US dollars) contained in trunk box
in my name as the next of kin.

As containing family valuables money he made from the sale of Gold and Diamonds
during his time as the General overseer,now that i am in Abidjan and verified
the transaction, we need your assistance to move this funds out of Cote
d?Ivoire for investment in your country as we cannot invest here due to
its nearness to our country and the war still going on there.

I ask you to scout for a viable and lucrative business,so that we can invest
wisely. I have it in mind to give your 10% of the total sum( 14.5 )million
US Dollars and 15% share in any investment i will embark upon if you assist
me. I will also set aside 5% of the funds for ancillary expenses which you
will
make in course of this transaction ?fax messages,phone calls, air tickets
etc.

This fortune i have revealed to you should remain confidential as it is
only you who i have told about it.The email abii_debe200@yahoo.com have
been acquierd for this transaction, so that your messages will be confidentially
received. mail me on receipt of this message for Futher directives.

NOTE: this transaction is risk 100% free.

Best regards

Abii Debe




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