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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: james_koromah@terra.com.mx
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 06:06:01 +0200
Subject: FROM From JAMES KOROMAH



From JAMES KOROMAH
Abidjan,Cote d' Ivoire
West African
Urgent Assistance/Confidencial

Good day and God Bless you.

Permit me to inform you of my desire for you to help me. Obviously, you
might be surprised on recieving this mail due to we have not known before.By
brief introduction , I am Charles Adams, a citizen of Sierra
Leone and the only son of late Mr and Mrs JAMES KOROMAH.My Late parents
was killed by the rebels in my home town Mende district, the second Economic
Capital of Sierra Leone during the recent Political crisis of Sept, 2002.
After their death, I and my younger sister Rose manage
to run out of our Country to Abidjan Cote d'Ivoire, where we are staying
as refugees at the moment under the auspices of the UN High commission for
refugees.My father was a Wealthy Cocoa and Gold Merchant before he met his
sudden death. Before their death in a private hospital , my father secretly
disclosed to me of the total Sum of $6,000,000.00 (six million US Dollars)
he deposited in one of the banks in Abidjan on behalf of his foreign business
partner as the beneficiary for onward transfer to his or her Overseas account.Dear
one, please I am honourably seeking your assistance to stand as a foreign
partner of my late father and beneficiary of the money as well as guardian
, and to provide your bank account for the transfer of this fund. I will
also like you to make arrangement for me and my younger sister to further
our Education in your country and to invest the money in your country also.
We are ready for any compensation you may demand from us with regards to
your assistance in facilitating the quick transfer of the sum into your
account. Please, get back to me through the above email address to enable
me inform you the requirement before the transfer of the money into your
account . Email us and Please send your reply to me with this above email
address .

Thanks for your kindness and God bless you.
Expecting to hear from you.
Best regards,
JAMES KOROMAH




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