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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: "Mr.Kumba Sankara." <kumbasankara001@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 12 Jan 1980 12:00:52 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS CO-OPERATION

Attn:
Dear Friend
I am Kumba Sankara former Director of finance, Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I manage to move/diverted the sum of (US$10.200.000.00 Million).meant for purchase of ammunition, for my country,during the peak of disastrous civil war in my country (Sierra-Leone) , to a Finance company here in Dakar Senegal, and I am also presently in Senegal into a guest house under hiding in respect of this business venture. Although I am not surpose to contact you through email but it is because of the confidential nature of this transaction, please bear with me.
Now the war in my country (Sierra-Leone) is over with the help of ECOMOG soldiers,the present government of Sierra -Leone has revoked all of us who served under the former regime and now ask countries to expel us, at the same time freeze our accounts and confiscate our assets, Now I made my why to Senegal under hiding for my life sake, it is on this note that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to furnish me with the following.
(1) Your private telephone /fax numbers
(2) Your full name and address
For us to proceed towards this transaction , the said amount is Ten Million Two Hundred Thousand Dollars (US$10.200.000.00 Million).I am compensating you with 5% of the total money ,now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money in your country, were there is stability of Government, political and economic welfare.

Please write me immediately after you must have gone through my letter, fill free and make it urgent. That is the reason why I contacted you. Try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment opportunities which is risky free which I can invest with this money when it is transferred to your account, personally I am interested in estate management and hotel business, promise me not to betray me.

Thanks and God bless.You can call me on tel number +221-696 9751 should you need more and urgent clarification.
Yours truly

Mr.Kumba Sankara.

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