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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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Some comments about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • laminehenrietta01@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Dr Henrietta Lamine <laminehenrietta01@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: laminehenrietta@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 15:37:54 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE, NEEDED!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: laminehenrietta01@yahoo.com

From: Dr Mrs. Henrietta Lamine


Abidjan Accra Ghana.



Sir,


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 SIMON LAMINE.


I got your contact from the Ecowas chamber for information. Your profile impressed me believing you will be able to handle transaction of this magnitude.



Before his death, my husband was the General overseer of the Diamond Mining in Kanema Sierra Leone. In April 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 LAMINE who is the deputy to the leader of the revolutionary united front (RUF) Foday SANKOH.


When the news reached me, I hurriedly gathered some valuables in our family villa and escaped for my dear life in the company of my only son BRUNO. Among the valuables was a file that contained details of a deposit my husband made in a security company in DUBAI (UAE) He deposited $53.5 Million US dollars contained/concealed in 2 trunk boxes in the name of our son Bruno as containing family valuables.


Now that we are in Ghana and verified the transaction, we need your assistance to move this funds out of DUBAI 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. We are going to give you 30% share in any investment we will embark upon if you assist us.


We shall also set aside 5% of the funds for miscellaneous expenses which you might make in course of this transaction-fax message, phone calls, air tickets.


This fortune we have revealed to you should remain confidential as it is only you who have been contacted for this transaction, so that your messages will be confidentially received.



Best regards,



Dr. Mrs. Henrietta Lamine



- Dr Henrietta Lamine

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