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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: "patrick camara" <patricka@mail.ru> (may be fake)
Reply-To: patrickc@mail.ru
Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 17:57:05 +0000
Subject: Hello

Hello,
My name is Patrick Camara.I am contacting you because of my intention to invest my money in your country through a reputable person like you into profitable ventures.I am looking forward of doing business with you.I want you to assist me move forward with receiving my inheritance to your country.

My late father was Diamond and Gold merchant in Sierra-Leone before he was assasinated by the gun men,who we suspected to be the members of the Revolutionary United Front rebels R.U.F that were attacking the government of my country by then.

My late father deposited the sum of Seven Million US Dollas US$7,000,000.00 in a Security Company.I am making an arrangement,so that we move this money out of here through your assistance as partner.My late father used this Security Company to export Diamond to Europe through their courrier channel when he was alive.

Please, you have to work with me with honesty because right now,i am staying in the house of a humanitarian who worked in the refugee camp.I moved into the refugee camp after the attack of the gun men in our home in my country Sierra-Leone.It was these gun men that assasinated my father and looted all our property.All my future now is on this fund which was deposited by my late father in a Security Company.

Please,let me know your advice on how best we can invest this money in your country.Your percentage for your assistance will be 20% of the total money.
Thanks as i expect your kind responce.

Best Regards,
Patrick Camara.

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