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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: "kevin sankoh" <kevinsankoh7.6@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Reply-To: kevinsankoh76@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 13:37:48 +0000
Subject: my mail to you


Dear Sir,

Besides being interesting in investing in your country. I am motivated to confide you personally based on my source of contact with your particulars which I obtained from an international data base.

I am Kevin Kamara Sankoh the son of late DR FODAY SANKOH who is the leader of the revolutionary united front(R.U.F) in sierra Leone in west Africa

I was able to conceal the sum of $ 25. 5 million us dollars from the money our late father kept in our care. This money was originally meant for the purchase of arms and ammunition and hardware.

In other to move this fund out of sierra Leone ,our late father exploited the family as diplomatic connection this fund succeeded in arriving Abidjan Côte d ivoire as a diplomatic consignment,our late father have already deposited this money with a reputable security company here in Abidjan for a safe keeping.Pending when you will indicate your interest in helping us transfer the fund out of Africa.

Since our late father was killed by the sierra Leone government we have to find a foreign investor until this fund is deposited in the bank and transferred out of Africa for onward investment.

This money will be invested through your guidance as we are novice in the business world.Please respond quickly to enable me schedule an appointment with the security company that is presently undertaken the safety of the fund and bank for processing of the transfer.
I demand much of privacy, truthfulness and openness from you.Thanks for your anticipated Co- operation

Yours sincerely,

Mr Kevin sankoh
+225 084 238 20

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