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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: "De Sap" <desap02@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:47:45 +0000
Subject: Cry For Help

MRS. BIANKA KUNDE
EMAIL, biankunde@tangana.com
DATE,, 12/09/2005
ATTN. SIR/MADAM

THIS LETTER WAS BOUND OUT OF MY SINCERE DESIRE TO ESTABLISH A BUSINESS
RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. MY NAME IS MRS. BIANKA KUNDE THE WIFE OF LATE
BATURE KUNDE, WHO WAS THE DEPUTY MINISTER OF FINANCE UNDRE THE CIVILIAN
GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT TIJAN KABA.

MY HUSBAND WAS KILLED AND MUTILATED BY THE MILITARY JUNTA LED BY MAJOR PAUL
KOROMA WHEN HE OVERTHREW PRESIDENT TIJAN KABA LED CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT IN
LIBERIA, WEST-AFRICA. WELL I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH YOU KNOW ABOUT THE CIVILIAN
WAR AND THE ENSUING POLITICAL CRISIS IN MONROVIA THEN AND NOW.

THIS PRESSURE OF WAR FORCED ME AND MY CHILDREN INTO EXILE. AFTER THE DEATH
OF MY HUSBAND, I DISCOVERED AMONG MY HUSBAND DOCUMENTS, THAT HE HAS KEPT
SOME FUNDS TOTALING EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR (US$18.000.000.00)
WITH A PRIVATE SECURITY COMPANY. I AM NOW HINDING UNDER POLITICAL ASYLUM IN
ZAMBIA WITH TWO OF MY CHILDREN.

I AM SEEKING FOR A RELIABLE AND TRUSTED PERSON WHO CAN HELP US CLAIM AND
INVEST THIS FUND. HENCE WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH A DIPLOMATIC SERVICE THAT
CAN MOVE THESE FUND DIPLOMATICALLY SO THAT IT WILL BE MUCH EASIER TO
DEPOSIT THE FUND IN ANY NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT OF YOUR CHOICE FOR
INVESTEMENT PURPOSES .

WE HAVE PROPOSED 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO YOU WHILE 70% FOR MY FAMILY.

PLEASE KINDLY CONTACT ME WITH THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE AS SOON AS
POSIBLE AS WE NEED TO KNOW YOUR DECISION. MY CHILDREN AND I CANNOT DO IT ALL
ALONE DUE TO OUR PRESENT SOCIAL STATUS AND IGNORANCE TO THE BUSINESS WORLD.

PLEASE MAINTAIN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY TO ENSURE SUCCESS IN THIS
TRANSACTION. WE HAVE EVERY NECESSARY DOCUMENT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO MY
HUNDAND BY THE SECURITY COMPANY WHERE THE FUNDS ARE DEPOSITED IN CASH.

SIR/MADAN WE ARE COUNTING ON YOU IN THIS BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. I WILL
EXPLAIN FULLY AS SOON AS YOU CONTACT ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS;
biankunde@tangana.com


YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MRS. BIANKA KUNDE

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