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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: "Abdul Genye" <abdulgenye@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 15:56:07 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE

Good Day,

My name is Abdul Genye son to late Dr Siake Genye of Sierra Leone.
My father passed away mysteriously in France during one of his business trips abroad 12th.Febuary 2003.Though his sudden death was linked or rather suspected to have been masterminded by an uncle of his who travelled with him at the time.
My mother died when I was just 11 years old,and since then my father took me so special. Before his death on Febuary 12 2003.

I have within my reach the sum of thirteen point five Million United States Dollars ( $13,500,000,00)which I intends to use for investment purposes in overseas.
I am looking for a God fearing foreign partner who will help to retreive this money from the security firm and retransfer it into his account outside Africa for investment purposes.
The political stuations here now did not give any encauragement for investors or investments.
As soon as I receive your reply mail,I shall give you the contact of the Company.I will also issue to you a letter of authority that will empower you as the beneficiary of this money.
I have decided that you will get 15% of the total amount for your assistace to me immediately after the conclussion of the transaction.
I am making arrangement with peace keeping force to help me to move out of the country,to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire where the fund is been deposited.
Please I will like you to note that this money is of no criminal origin as my my late father was a subsdiary agent of Gold miners associations in Sierra Leone before his death.
Hoping to hear from you asap.
Thanks,
Abdul Genye,
Free Town,Sierra Leone.


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