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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: princes amah <princes_mary_amah@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 22:36:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: A CRY FOR HELP


Dear one,
Good day and God Bless you.
Permit me to inform you of my desire for you to help me. Obviously, you
might be surprised on recieving this mail due to we have not known before.
By brief introduction , I am princes mary Amah, a citizen of Sierra
Leone and the only daughters of late Mr and Mrs James. A. Amah My Late
parents was killed by the rebels in my home town Mende district, the
second Economic Capital of Sierra Leone during the recent Political crisis
of Sept, 2002 . After their death, I Patricia manage to run out of our
Country to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, where iam staying now for my safety. My
father was a Wealthy Cocoa and Gold Merchant before he met his sudden
death .

Before their death in a private hospital , my father secretly disclosed
to me of the total Sum of $9,000,000.00 (nine million US Dollars) he
deposited in one a Truck box with a Security company here in Abidjan,
Cote d' ivoire. He further disclose to me that he did deposit the Truck
box as FAMILY TREASURES for security reasons and he use my name as the
beneficiary of the Truck Box. i also want you to stand as a guardian to
me investing this money into any lucrative business in your country. I
will also like you to make an arrangement for me to further my ducation
in your country. I will offer you 35% of the total Sum as compensation
after the transfer . Please, get back to me through the above email
address to enable me inform you the requirement before the transfer of
the box into your country. Email me and Please send your reply to me with
this above email address Thanks for your kindness and God bless you.
Expecting to hear from you.
Sincerely,
Miss princes mary Amah.

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