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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 MURPHY KOMORO" <M_komoro@dcemail.com> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2005 12:14:38 -0700
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL PLEASE?

DEAR FRIEND,

Please I am contacting you, Is to assist and help me
concerning a money my late father Mr Kamara deposited in a bank here in Benin Republic. which I have the
contact of the bank . I want you to assist me transfer this money in your
private bank account, the said amount is (THIRTY
Million Dollars) $30 Million. I will compensate
you with 15 % of the total money , now all my hope is
banked on you and I really want to invest this money
in your country, were their is stability of
Government, political and economic welfare.
Honestly I want you to believe that this transaction
is real and never a joke. My late father Chief
Kamara gave me the documents like certificate of
deposit issued to him by (BANK) on the date of
deposit, for you to be clarify because, I do not want to
expose myself to anybody I see, I believe that you
are able to keep this transaction secret for me
because this money is the hope of my life, it is
important.
Please reply me immediately after you must have gone
through this message fill free and make it urgent. That
is the reason why I offered you 15 % of the total
money , and in case of any other necessary expenses
you might incur during this transaction.
N.B Try and negotiate for me overthere 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, please advise me.
Please reply me back immediately you receive this message for
more explanation. And promisse me to be a guidearn considering my situation and
not to betray me.

Thanks and God bless
Best regards
MURPHY KAMARA

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