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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: "Miss Mariana Kular" <mariana24@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:42:07 +0000
Subject: Hello Dear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hello Dear,
Compliement of the day! How are you doing together with your family, I hope you are all fine? I am fine. I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emergency. I am Miss Mariana kular Francis, 24 years old from the COTE D'VIORE in west Africa, now seeking for refugee in DAKAR-SENEGAL (WEST AFRICA) under UNITED NATION HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEE (UNHCR).

I am contacting you for possible business transaction. My (late) father
Col. Francis kular was the personal assistance to GENERAL ROBERT GUEYE the former militry ruler of COTE D'IVOIRE. But he was killed along side with his military aides on the 19th SEPT 2002 during the civil crises between the goverment and the rebels that have now engulfed the whole country, and all our properties was totally destroyed.

However, after his death; I managed to escape with very important documents which covers my father's deposition of (US$18.6 Milion) Eighteen Million Six hundred thousand U.S Dollars secretly deposited by my late father in a finance security house in Dakar Senegal of which my name appears as the next of kin.

Meanwhile, still residing here as a refugee under the UNITED NATION HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEE (UNHCR). I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me transfer the (US$18.6Million) from the Finance security house to his possession pending my arrival to meet with him for proper business investments.

I am waiting for your urgent reply.

Thanks and God bless.

Sincerely yours,
Miss Marian kular.
marianak24@timemail.com

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