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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: "Sadou K. Hamal" <kh.sadou@yahoo.fr> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 17:22:52 +0000
Subject: DEPENDING ON YOUR GOOD PERSON

My Warmest Greetings,

I am 25 years old Sadou K.Hamal. It's my pleasure to contact you for a
business venturewhich I intend to establish in your country. I wish and
hope you can help me to invest in your country.
Though I have not met with you before but
I believe one has to risk confiding in someone
to succeed sometimes, in life.

There is this huge amount of Eighteen million U.S dollars
($18,000,000.00) my late Father kept for me and my late mother
in a deposit house before he wasassassinated by unknown rebels.
Unfortunately, my mother also was murdered after some month later,
so I ran and took refuge. Now I decided to invest this fund in your
country or anywhere safe enough outside Africa for security and
political reasons. I need your help to transfer this fund to your
country for investment purposes on the followings below:
1). Real estate
2). Five star hotel
3). Construction company
Or more profitable business

If you can be of assistance to me, let me know because I will like to
live in your countryboth for the investment and to further my education
in your country. For helping me, Iwill give you 25% of the total sum. I
want the fund out of here immediately so that I canstart a new life in
country.

Please confirm the receipt of this mail URGENTLY.You can write me on:
sadou@seckinmail.com

Extend my warmest regards to your entire family.
Best Wishes of the year and God bless you.
Sincerely,
Sadou

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