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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: "Basil Komana" <basilkomana175@YAHOO.COM> (may be fake)
Reply-To: basilkomana194@YAHOO.COM
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 17:49:47 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal


Dearest friend.

I am sorry for the embarrassment this my letter might cause you as we have not had any correspondence before this . l got your contact through the web on my research for a reliable and trustworthy partner who l can do business with though l did not disclose the nature of your trusworthy.

My name is Basil the only son of Col Dion S. Komana, I am Twenty four(24) years old. my father is now late,he died on 13th September 2001 back after the last crisis in my country(Liberia).He was one of the high officers in the leadership of formal president Charles Taylor who is now in exile after many innocent souls were murdered in prision after their nine months detainsion including my father,though the death of father was reported as a poision sustian.My father was unlucky to be among those that was killed by the rebel. The main reason why I contacted you now is to seek you assistance in the area of my future investment and also for a help hand over of this amount of money in my possession. The money is fifteen million and two hundred thousand united states dollars(US15.2 Million) it was deposited in Security and finance company in Europe two years ago.He made me the sole beneficiary.

I am asking you to stand on my behalf to make this claim and also l want you to stand as my partner oversea and in time of the investment as well. As I have mention earlier I will make the proceedure to this issue to be well know to you if I am given the opportunity to do so. Pls send me your contact informations if you are intreresting to help and full information so that I will give the detail of the Security company to enable you extend contact with them on my behalf.And please treat this as a top secret because this is the only inheritance that will make me a man.


Pls.am participating your urgent reply

Basil Coldion.S. Komana .

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