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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: simon_roland2@terra.com.mx
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 08:41:12 +0000
Subject: Dear good Friend.

My Dear .

How are you doing ?

I beleived that you will be in better position to
corporate with me hence you have vast knowledge in the
field of international trasaction and investment.
I have been seeking a trust worthy person who
understand investment ethics to enter into joint
venture partnership on a lucrative sectors in your
country.

My name is Mr.Zubih though not my full name , Son of
one of the well known Rebel Leaders in Sierra Loane, I
will give you my full name later. I am in a hide out
now in a Country in West African due to recent dead of
my father in prison .
I have huge sum of money for INVESTMENT secretly
deposited here by my late father, the goverment of
Sierra Loane is searching to recover some of this
money which my father made when his rebel troops
captured the Diamonds minnings field in Sierra Loane.

The money is in Millions of U.S. dollars
(US 20.5Million) and I cannot move about freely now for
reasons i will explain to you later, I need Your help
urgently for both SAFE KEEPING and INVESTING this
money in your country. I got your contact through
internet when i was seaching for a foreign contact.

The money was carefully packed into Diplomatic box and
deposited with one Security Safe Keeping House, the
box was declared as containing Precious stones and
documents. The security house did not know the
contains till now because all dplomatic properties are
not inspected, every documents regarding this box is
now in my custody and I have legally arrange it for
delivery soonest I am ready.

My prime and chief purpose of writing you is to
solicit your assistance in transfering into a safe
foreign account for genuine investment in your country
smoothly, I need your corporation, advice and
assistance in order to transfer to your country. which
i will instruct the security company to deliver the
box by their Diplomatic means.

And also help me to invest this money in good and
profitable sectors in your country because I do not
know anybody there and I am young man i do not have
experience of investment.
I will be very grateful for your urgent respose while
hoping to do good investments with you on life time
ventures .
My best regards.

Mr. SIMON ROLAND.

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