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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Rosemary Kaiyamba" <rosemary.kaiyamba2@gala.net>
Reply-To: rosemarykaiyamba@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 12:29:16 -0700
Subject: How are you today?


Dear Friend,

I trust this massage locates you well and reaches you in good spirit. I want
you to guarantee me of your trust and honesty so that I will be able to work
with you though I do not know to what extent you are familiar with this
crisis caused by the Oil situation in SUDAN which has formed consistent
headlines on CNN and BBC NEWS bulletins.

I am Mrs. Rosemary Kaiyamba, I hail from Nyala in Darfur State of Sudan . I
am writing you to help me receive and invest the sum of $ 8, 000, 000 that
was deposited in a bank in Ghana West Africa by my husband for his proposed
purchase of Oil Drilling Equipments before his untimely death in the present
crisis in our country (SUDAN) since I intend to relocate with my children
and establish in your country.

I have visited the bank in Ghana for the release of the money but they
refused to release the money to me due to the war situation in our country
and advised me to locate and present a foreigner to stand as my late
husband's foreign partner so that the fund will be released. For this
reason, I need you to stand as my husband's Foreign Partner so that the Fund
will be released to you for you to invest the money and relocate me and my
children to your country. I will like to invest the money in these areas of
investment in your country.

1. HOTEL
2. INDUSTRY
3. REAL ESTATE
4. AGRICULTURE

Kindly get back to me to me with your full names; contact address and
telephone for me to forward them to my lawyer to enable him contact you with
the necessary deposit documents, bank and bank account details of the
deposited money.

Have a nice day!

Yours Truly,

Mrs. Rosemary Kaiyamba

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