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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: "Rose Kosongo" <rosekosongo234@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: roseliberialwidow@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 10:39:21 -0900
Subject: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.

Dear Partner

INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Seeking for a reliable Partner

It's my pleasure to acquaint you with this proposal for investment Purpose
in your country/company.

I am the wife of late chief Dr Shani Kosongo whom was a personal confidant
to the president of Liberia. Before the war started, my late husband left
Liberia with two IRON TRUNK boxes, which contained the total sum of
US$20,000,000.00 (Twenty Million United States Dollars), for London, The
United Kingdom and deposited this consignment there in London, in a security
company as family treasures (AFRICAN ART WORKS) so the security company does
not know the real content of the deposited trunk boxes, this was done by my
late husband to avoid raising any eyebrows, for security purpose.
Unfortunately he died in the heat of the crisis when the rebels tried to
capture the capital Monrovia.

I am presently in Nigeria with my son seeking for a reliable and trustworthy
individual to assist me move in my inherited total funds for onward
investment. while I and my son process our travelling documents to enable us
meet with you in your country.

Based on our ignorance in the business world, we actually need your
assistance hoping that you are honest and trustworthy to render your kind
assistance.

Your efforts in assisting us would not be underestimated, we would offer you
40% of the total sum of US$20,000,000.00 millions for your kind assistance.

Please as soon as you receive this message, you should endeavor to write
back and my son will furnish you with his private telephone number for more
details and clarification, because as it is, everything is in my position,
such as the certificate of deposit and the receipt issued to us on the day
of deposit.

Thanks and God bless

Best regards.

MRS Rose Kosongo.

Kindly reply me back on this email: rosekosongo234@yahoo.com

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