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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: Elizabeth Kana <cruzmrls@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: elizabethkana23@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:19:11 -0400
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL



Dear Friend,
My name is Elizabeth kana. I appeal to you to please take moment of your time to read my personal letter to you.
I hope my business proposal will be a pleasant surprise to you, as we have had no prior business relationship. I am humbly seeking your honest assistance in business investment in your country.
I am from Sierra Leone in Africa . I am a sixty-two year old and a widow of a late miner and trader in diamonds with European foreign buyers from whom we made our cash money. This money (Forty- two million USD) in question is without blemish, drug free and totally ours. After the death of my husband, without his leadership and guidance, I simply deem it unsafe to continue living nor to invest our funds here in Africa , due to fear of prevalent massive corruption and distrust inherent in the uncertain political and economic climate in my country of residence.
I am therefore, most humbly and discreetly seeking a reliable, honest and trustworthy foreign partner and friend to assist in investment of my money in profitable businesses, preferably real estate in your country under your directives with the assistance of my boy and personal assistant that will be working with you on this project.
My family and I also do wish to relocate to your country and live peacefully on the proceeds of the investment of my money. After resolving the movement of the funds to your country, we will also need your assistance in getting an immigration attorney to file for our migration to your country, so in line with this, I am also requesting your assistance in buying two family homes in your country in which we shall live in.
The details of these and the manner the funds shall be transported to your country would be discussed during your initial familiarization meeting with my boy, prior to the commencement of this project.
I am offering you the option of a choice of percentage of my current total funds or percentage of the annual proceeds from the investment of same for your assistance.
Thanks and I am looking forward to hearing from you.
My regards to you and family.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kana.

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