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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" <princealphaca@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: princealphacamara1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 12:32:01 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

Dear Sir,

I know this letter will come to you as a surprise
because we don't have previous contact or arrangement,
but kindly take it as an offer of investment
assistance.I got your contact through the NET from my
seriousness and anxiousness in contacting a reputable
foreigner who will assist me in investing overseas and
have decided to seek your personal assistance in this
tranaction for future benefit of both parties.
I am prince Alpha Camara, a Sierra-Leonian now seeking
assylum in Dakar-Senegal under (UNHCR).
My father (late) chief Camara Mousa was the managing
director of Rainbow Gold and Diamond Mine company in
(KENEMA) Sierra-Leone, but was killed during the
civil war by the rebels,but before his untimelydeath,while he was in
the hospital,he told me of some vital deposit
documents in his strong room which bears the total sum
of Thirteen million five hundred thousand unitedstates
dollars(us13.500,000.00) he deposited in a Security
and Finance Company here in Dakar,Senegal on my name
as the next of kin and beneficiary if he is unseen.
He further warned and advised me not to invest this
money in any war zones/countries rather makes a
foreign contact for my brighter life.
I and my mother is presently residing at Dakar Senegal
pending the period we should succeed in investing the
fund overseas and has maped out 20% as a partly reward
for your assistance during this process.
I have all the neccesary backing/proofs in respect ofthis consignment.
Awaiting your earnest response.

Regards,
Prince Alpha Camara

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