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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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  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: blessine kamara <b_kamara88@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 05:54:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM MRS BLESINE KAMARA


FROM MRS BLESINE KAMARA
DANANI REFUGEE CAMP
C/O ROCK OF AGES EVANGELICAL MINISTRY
ABIDJAN - COTE D'IVOIRE

Dear friend,
I wish to solicit your help in migrating to your
country and investing my funds.
Briefly, I am a Sierra Leonean National and the
wife of late Dr DAVID Kamara his death, my
husband was the General overseer of the Diamond Mine
in Kenema Sierra Leone.
On April 6 2000 the military forces loyal to the
Government of Ahmed TIJAN KABBAH invaded the diamond
mine and assassinated my husband, mistaking him
for his brother MIKE Kamara who is the deputy to the
leader of the revolutionary United Front (RUF )FODAY
SANKOH.
When the news reached me, I hurried gathered some
valuables in our family villa and escaped for my
dear life in the company of my only son Johnson among
the valuables was a file that contained details
of a dep osit my husband made in a security company in
Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire.
He deposited 10.5 million US dollars contained in 1
trunk box in the name of our son Johnson as containing
family valuables, money he made from the sale of Gold
and diamonds during time as the General overseer.
Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the
transaction, we need your assistance to move this
funds out of Côte d'Ivoire for investment in your
country as we cannot invest here due to its
nearness to our country and the war still going on
there.
We ask you to scout for a viable and lucrative
business,so that we can invest wisely.
We have it in mind to give you 20% of the total
sum(10.5 million US Dollars), and 15% share in any
investment we will embark upon if you assist us.
We will also set aside 5% of the funds for ancillary
expenses which you will make in course of this
transaction- fax messages, p hone calls, air tickets
etc.
This fortune we have revealed to you should remain
confidential as it is only you whom we have told about
it.on receipt of this message for further directives.
Note that this transaction is risk free.

Best regard
Mrs Blesine Kamara.






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