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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_lamine@terra.com.mx
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 14:58:57 +0000
Subject: Very Important

Dearest One,

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

I must confess my agitation is real, and my words is
my bond, in this proposal. My late 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 assylum with my younger sister Mary
Lamine.

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 neede d 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 10 % 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 Lamine
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 contact me immediately after you must have gone
through my message feel free and make it urgent. That
is the reason why I offered you 10 % of the total
money amount, and in case of any other necessary
expenses you might incur during this transaction.

Thanks and God bless

Best regards

George and Mary Lamine.




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