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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: "jkjf_1980@terra.es" <jkjf_1980@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 03:15:44 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: A Call for A Partnership Investment!!!


Hello Dear,

My name is John Kumara Fornah , I got your profile and decided to write for a business that will be of benefit for both of us.Please if you are interested kindly contact me soon to enable me send you the details of this mail proposal.

This relates to an investment of the sum of $32M in your country, this money was left behind by y late father who was the former Minister of Finance/Economic advicer to the president of our country Sierra Leone.
Awaiting your immediate response to enable us discuss in confidence. waiting for your earliest compliance.

I shall detail you more on this as you reply.

Best Regards,
John Kumara Fornah.





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