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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: simonswarin@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:12:07 +0000
Subject: FROM SIMON SWARIN

FROM SIMON SWARIN

ALTERNATIVE EMAIL: simon_s400@yahoo.com
CALL ME ON +22507173085.





GOOD DAY,

Please I am Mr SIMON SWARIN, the only son of late chief ALEX SWARIN from
Sierra Leone. Your add gave me the courage and confidence to rely on you.
I am writing you in absolute confidence primarily to seek your assistance
to transfer our consignment which contains the sum of TEN
MILLION AMERICAN DOLLARS.(10,000,000,00).


SOURCE OF THE MONEY

My late father, CHIEF ALEX SWARIN , a native of mende district in the Northern
province of Sierra Leone, was the general Manager of Sierra Leone mining
co-operation (S.L.M.C.) Freetown. According to my father. This money was
the income accrued from mining co-operation's over draft and minor sales.


Before the peak of the civil war between the rebels forces of major Paul
Koroma and the combined forces of ECOMOG peace keeping operation that almost
destroyed my country, following the forceful removal from power of the Civilian
Elected President Ahmed Tejan Kabbah by the rebels. My father had already
made arrangement for his family, my mother, my little sister and i myself
to be vacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire with our personal effects .

My father has since deposited this consignment(money) and decleared it family
valuables for fear of loosing it to anybody until after the war when he
will join us. During the war in my country, and following the indiscriminate
looting of public and Government properties by the
rebel forces, the sierra Leone mining co-op was one of the targets looted
and destroyed.

My father including other top Government functionaries were attacked and
killed by the rebels because of his relationship with the civilian Government
of Ahmed Tejan Kabbah. As a result of my father death, and with the news
of my uncles involvement in air crash in January, dashed our hope of survival.
The untimely deaths caused my mothers heart failure and other related
complications of which she later died in the hospital After we must have
spent a lot of money on her.

Now my kid sister Mary and myself are alone in this strange country suffering
without any care or help. Without any relation, we are now like refugees
and orphans. Our only hope now is in the fund our father deposited in the
SECURITY FIRM. To this effect, I humbly solicit your assistance in the followings
ways.To assist me claim this fund from the SECURITY FIRM as co-beneficiary.


To transfer this money in your name to your country.OR have the security
company do this because they explained to me that they can deliver any consignment
to any destination without it being searched on any transit point. To make
a good arrangement for a joint business investment on our behalf in your
country with you as the caretaker.To help my younger sister and i secure
entrance to your country and help us gain admission to good schools.

After this money is your custody we have agreed to give you the 5% of the
total sum for your compensation, this is apart from the renumeration you
receive will from the investment; do send us your speedy reply for commencement.




Best regards,

SIMON SWARIN


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