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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: janet_egbert@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 06:40:18 +0100
Subject: From Egbert Family

From Egbert Family
Dearest one,

I am Mr Lewis Egbert,the only Son of late chief Nicholas Egbert
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 Sixteen million united state
dollars (us$16,000,000) now in the custody of a Bank here in Abidjan to
your private account pending our arrival to your country.

SOURCE OF THE MONEY My late father, chief Nicholas Egbert, 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 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 the rebel forces, the sierra Leone mining coop.
Was one of the targets looted and destroyed.

My father including other top Government functionaries Were attacked and
killed by the rebels in November 1999 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 16-year-old Sister and myself are alone in this strange country suffering
without any care or help hence we don't have any relative here, we are now
like refugees and orphans. Our only hope now is in fund our 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 our behalf in your country and you will be
our caretaker pending when we are capable to handle things ourself.
To secure a college for my little sister and my self in your country to
further our education. And to make arrangement for us to come to your country
after the money is transfered. Most importantly. the
whole documents issued after deposit is in my custody. For your
assistance,
I beg to concede 20% of this money to you for your efforts assistance.


Best regards,
Lewis Egbert


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