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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: prince_kamala@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 14:48:33 +0000
Subject: From Prince and Sister

Dearest one,

Permit me to introduce my self, I am Mr Prince kamala, the only son of late
chief Alex kamala from Sierra Leone. I got your contact from the internet
search,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 ten million United States Dollars($10,000,000.00) now in the custody
of a BANK here in Abidjan to your private account pending our arrival to
your country.

My late father, chief Alex kamala, 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 destroy
ed 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 myself
to be evacuated to Abidjan, Cote d'
Ivoire with our
personal effects .

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 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 h
ospital After we must have spent a lot of money on her.

Now my 18-year-old sister 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
BANK. To this effect, I hu
mbly
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 our behalf in your country wi
th you as
the caretaker. To secure a college for my little sister and my self
in your country to further our education. And to make arrangement for our
travel 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 25 % of this money to you for your
assistance.

Best regards
Prince kamala and Sister.


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