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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: maxwellkabilla02@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 11:50:36 +0200
Subject: FROM MAXWELL KABILLA.

Dear,

Please I am MAXWELL KABILLA, the only son of late chief GEORGE KABILLA from
Sierra Leone. .My sources of your contact 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 cash of twenty one million eight hundred
thousand dollars ($21,800,000) now in the custody of a BANK here in Abidjan
to your private account pending my arival to your country.

SOURCE OF THE MONEY

My late father, chief GEORGE KABILLA, 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 and myself to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire
with our personal effects and the box containing team.

My father deposited the fund for the safe custody 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 therebe ln 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 in November 2000 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, dashedour
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 i am alone in this strange
country suffering without any care or help.

Without any relation, I am now like a refugee and orphan. My only hope now
is in This fund My father deposited in the BANK To this effect, I humbly
solicit your assistance in the followings ways.To assist me claim this fund
from the BANK as co-beneficiary.To transfer this money in your name to your
country.To make a good arrangement for a joint business investment on My
behalf in your country and you, the caretaker.

To secure a college for me in your country to further my education. And
to make arrangement for my travel with you to your country after you have
transferred this fund.Most importantly. The whole documents issued after
deposit is in my custody. For your assistance, I beg to concede 15 % of
this money to you for your efforts assistance. please if you can assist
me in this projet please due send your reply to my private email address
at/ maxwellkabilla21@hotmail.com

THANKS AND GOD BLESS YOU REAL GOOD.

BEST REGARD.

MAXWELL KABILLA..


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