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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: richard konate <r_konate02@yahoo.ca>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 07:50:01 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Thank you for your mail Amarjit.


Dear Amarjit,

I'm in reciept of your mail and i will like to let you know that this DEAL is a God giving business which i have put in all my life to nature it up to this stage.
Note that I am not at peace anytime you mention spam in your mail. This is considering that I have enthrusted this fund which is my life in your hands on trust based on your solid assurance to me. As you inquired, the amount involved is US$16,000,000,00 only.

Kindly note that we can only achieve the desired result when we apply trust and unity of purpose. No sacrifice made in this regard is waste because nothing good in life comes so easy.

So i will like you send me your full name,home address,phone and fax number and your passport.So that i can store it in our file here as the beneficiary of the fund.

All the bank need is somebody that will stand as the late foriegn patner of late General Guei.I will do the underground job in other to make sure that this transaction go smoothly.Kindly forward what i told you immediately so that i can give you the contact of our FORIEGN OPERATION MANAGER so that you can contact him for the procedures.

I hope this mail was quite understood to you and i will like to let you know that this DEAL is only between two of us for the successful conclusion of it.
After the money is been transfer to your nominated account both of us will share it 50/50 and we will have a course to rejoice.

Once again thank you for your understanding and co-operation in this DEAL.

I will be waiting to hear from you soonest.

Best Regard,

Richard Konate.




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