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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: "Leonard" <tj4loenard@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: tj4loenard@yahoo.fr
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 12:45:50 +0000
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE PLEASE

ATTN:SIR,

GOOD DAY,MY NAME IS(JOHN LEONARD)FROM LIBERIA,MY FATHER WAS ONE OF THE OFFICER DURING THE REGIME OF CHARLES TAYLOR,MY FATHER WAS KILLED FEW MONTHS BACK BY THE REBLE DURING THE LITTLE WAR BETWEEN CHARLES TAYLOR'S GOVERNMENT AND THE REBLE.

I AM A BOY OF 22 YEARS OLD I HAVE NO OTHER OPTION AND THEN TO MAKE MY WAY WITH MY MOTHER DOWN TO DAKAR-SENEGAL FOR SAFETY OF OUR LIFE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IN MY COUNTRY THEN WAS UNBEARABLE FOR ME,I NEED YOUR HELP TO ACCUMMUDATE SOME FUNDS MY LATE FATHER DEPOSITED WITH((US$6,000.000m) WHICH HE DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY )HERE IN SENEGAL IN MY NAME AS THE NEXT OF KIN.

ALL I NEED IS CONTACT THE SCEURITY OMPANY OFFICE AND CONNECT YOU AND THEM SO THAT YOU AND THEM WILL SORT
THIGS OUT AND MAKE EVERY NEEDED ARRANGEMENTS ON HOW TO TRANSFERED THE FUND IN YOUR ACCOUNT. I WANT IT DONE THIS WAY BECAUSE MY CONDITION HERE STOPS ME FROM DOING SO MANY THINGS BECAUSE OF MY STATUS OF STAYING HERE AS A REFUGEE.

I WILL MAKE KNOWN TO YOU THE INFORMATIONS I NEED FROM YOU TO ENABLE ME CONNECT YOU WITH THE SAID FINANCE
COMPANY HERE IN SENEGAL AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO ASSIST ME. AFTER ALL SAID AND DONE AND YOU CONFIRMED THE FUNDS IN YOUR YOUR COUNTERY,ME AND YOU WILL THEN WE TALK HOW THE FUNDS WILL BE MANAGED.

I AWAIT FOR YOUR POSITIVE REPLY.

JOHN LEONARD.

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