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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 by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
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Fraud email example:

From: maurice toure <mauricezin@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 14:25:07 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Hope you had a great day


Dear sir,
I got your e-mail on my search for investment research.Then i decided to contact you hoping that you will be right person to assist me and my mother on any profitable investment i want to do in your country.
First and foremost,i apologized using this medium to reach you for a transaction/business of this magnitude.
Let me introduce my self propersly;My name is Mr. Maurice Siaka ,the son of Chief Siaka Steven Jr; who was a business man,he deals on diamond and gold before his untimely death.
He was killed by the rebels of(R.U.F) and many of our properties/buldings were destroyed by them.
When my late father was alive, he sensed of conspiracy against him and he escaped me and my mother to Dakar Senegal.where we are presently.And later go back to Sierra leone that is when he was killed;And that time the war was still going on in my country.
When he was alive he deposited a diplomatic consignment box conataining Eight Million Seven hundred thousand United states dollar (US$8.7million dollars) with my name as his next of kin in a security company in Senegal.Presently,i want you to assist me transfer the money out from Senegal to your position so that you can help us to invest it and also to help us aquire naturization statue in your country.
Please if you are willing and intrested to assist us,i want you to stand as the beneficiary/receiver of the money on my behalf.And also you will assist us to transfer the money out from Senegal to your position pending on my arrival to meet with you.
All the documents that my late father used to deposit the money is here with me and will send them to you on demand.I have the authority of my mother involved that should you be willing to assist us in the process of the transfer,your share of the sum will be 20% of the US$8.7 million.
The transaction is 100% safe,on your part provided you treat it with utmost secrecy and confidentiality.Also your area of specialization is not a hinderance to the sucessful execution of this transaction.
I have reposed my confidence in you and hope that you will not disappoint me.
I am waiting for your response regard for the process.
Best Regarqds
Maurice Siaka.

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