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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: "CHARLES MATHIN" <charles.mathin4@caramail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: charles.mathin@caramail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jul 2004 14:29:45 +0000
Subject: ASSIST ME FOR TRANSFER-INESTMENT1

Dear sir,
I got your contact in cause of a seriouse search
for a reliable foreign partner, which really made me to
contact you for assistance in transfering my money to
you for investement purpose.I'm CHARLES MATHIN KOROMAH the son of a late sierraleonian Col, CHARLES KOROMAH.Who died three years ago when the
revolutionary united front rebels(R.U.F)attacked our residence on the 11 of feb 1999 in Makeni Sierraleon.
Following the cease fire agreement which was reach
last year with the help of United Nation peace
keeping troops,I used the opporturnity to leave the country with a very important document of(US$8.5m)EIGHT million FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND U.S
Dollars deposited by my late father in security company,under my name.this money was realised from diamond export.
Now' I'm searching for a trusted individual or foreign
firm whom I can invest this money with for I am next of kin to these money.However I contact you based on
your capability and vast knowledge on international
commercial investement. For your assistance and
co-opertion I will give you 10%of the total sum
realised after the sucessfull transffer of this money.
Please kindly communicate your acceptance of this
proposal so that we can discuss the modalities of
seeing this transaction through.I count on yougreately for your assistance.
Thanks,Yours faithfully,
CHARLES MATHIN.
contact me alternatively with this mail charles.mathin@caramail.com

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