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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: "Monica" <mm_johnson2001@hotmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: m_johnsn202@yahoo.ca
Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2006 15:22:14 +0000
Subject: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL (from Monica)

Hello My Dear ,
Good day and Compliments,
I am writing this letter in confidence believing that if it is the wish
of God for you to help me and my family, God almighty will bless and
reward you aboundantly .I regret this informal way of contacting you which I believe would be most effective with regards to the Message I intend to bring to your notice. It is imperative that I adopt this means of communication to
safeguard my interest and guarantee that secrecy is not compromised.
My name is Miss Monica Johnson. from Sierra-Leone, the only daughter of Dr. Jerry Johnson .Former Personal Assistance to the present Minister for Mines and Natural Resources in-charge of the diamond production sales in my country Sierra-Leone.
Unfortunately some months ago before the peace pact in my country, my father and his colleagues were killed by rebel group of Mr. Dunga Sankibo during an inspection visit to the rich diamond mining area in the village of Izumba, where the rebels laid an ambush and open fire on the convoy killing my father and some of his colleagues who where on their way to the diamond mining zone.
My mother said i should leave the country for my safety to any other stable bloc .Already my late father Deposited the sum 15million us.dollars (fifteen million dollars) in far away Senegal .
I want you to assist me so that i can transfer this money to you for safe keeping pending my arrival to your country, to start up an investment in your country through your wise advice.
I am now in Dakar-Senegal for the facilitation of this transaction.Please kindly communicate your acceptance or otherwise of this proposal through email address for us to discuss the modalities of seeing this transaction through.
However, if you are not disposed to assist kindly destroy the letter in view of the families interest and personal security. I count on you greatly for your assistance.
Please,if How i contacted you is not okay with you,do not hesitate to tell me and provide another address where i will be contacting you.A good percentage awaits you for your assistance.
Expecting to hear from you soon.
Yours Faithfully,
Monica.

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