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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: "cathrine douglas" <ms_cathrinedouglas0001@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Nov 2005 09:29:42 +0000
Subject: FROM: MS CATHRINE (CONTACT ME PLEASE)



FOR KINDEST URGENT
ATTENTION...

Dear Sir/ Madam,


I am Ms Cathrine Douglas, please you should not feel i'm invading into your
privacy to harm you in any way... I am writing this letter in confidence
believing I am writing with my personal respect with regards to Your reposed
personality / firm as a reliable,Trustworthy and God fearing. I got your
contact Through the help of chamber of commerce in Abidjan the Capital of
COTE D'IVOIRE. In deed I am the wife of Late MR TETE DOUGLAS from Sierra
Leone. I and My two children are presently staying in burkina faso as
Refugees, my husband was one of the Ministers of Johnny Paul Koromah' s
regime in Sierra Leone.

During the intervention of the ECOMOG Soldiers to Restore the presidency of
Alhaji Tejan KABBAH from Johnny Koroma, my husband was among the 23 executed
Ministers. As our breadwinner is dead (my husband) And our stay in Sierra
Leone is no more safe, I and my Two children
decided to move to COTE D'IVOIRE a Neighboring African Country for safty.
Due to our Status in COTE D'IVOIRE as refugees I was forced to Lodge our
family funds (USD $ 25. 5 million) in finance hause .

Ever since then we have been receiving help from our Missionaries, because
we are staying in one of the Visitor's villa in the church premises and
attend Fellowship and worship fully. I hope you will be Touched to
understand my request. We have agreed to invest our money viable in any
Overseas country through your assistance and Directives.

You will provide or look for a lucrative venture where This money can be
invested on before proceeding, we Will get to be more familiar and also go
into an Understanding working agreement because our family's Future now
depends on this money. The boxes containing The money and treasures were all
deposited and Registered as a family treasures. This was done for
Security reasons.

We would like to know what you will take as your Percentage for assisting
us. we sincerely wish to introduce and make you our Business partner and
overseer of our proposedInvestment in your country. We are prepared to send
all the documents regarding to This deposit as
soo as you show you're immediate Response Email. Do not fail to give me
Your telephone and fax numbers.

Best Regards,
MS CATHRINE DOUGLAS.

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