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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: sow kamara <sow_kamara1975@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 08:00:41 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Assistance Sir:


Dear Sir,
Goodday Sir,Before I proceed, may I humbly introduce myself to your good self. My name is Mr.KamaraSow, a Sierra Leonian refugee in Ghana west Africa,. My late Father (Dr.Micheal Sow)was until recently, one of the personal aides to the president Ahmed Kabba of Sierra Leone.
But, since after the death of my Father, my family has been subjected
to various forms of humiliation ranging from freezing of my Fathers's
foreign assets and bank accounts to other forms of public shame and
ridicule.
However, before his death, my Father was able to safeguard with a very
good Diplomatic contact in Ghana funds amounting to US$9.8m (Nine Point
Eight Milion United States Dollars).The funds were originally gotten
from royalties accruing to my father as the government representative of
the Western Region Gold and Diamond Mining Operations.
I have decided to contact you because I am interested in investing this
funds in your country which is Foreign Partner.
In view of your participation, I am ready to give you a good negotiable
percentage for your assistance, or better still commit the fund into
viable Joint Venture Projects with you.
Be assured that you stand no risk of any kind as the funds belong to me
only as contained in my late Father will. As soon as I get your
consent, we will quickly move this fund to your country and finally move my
family over there as well .
If this proposal appeals to you, kindly give me your urgent response.
Thanks in anticipation of your kind cooperation


Best Regards,
Kamara Sow.

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