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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: "Lamina Camara" <lamina5005@rediffmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lamina55@rediffmail.com
Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 16:52:17 +0100
Subject: Investment Proposal


Attn, Director/Manager

Dear Sir,

I got your contact in cause of a serious search for a reliable foreign partner,which really made me to contact you for assistance in transferring my money to you for investment purpose.

I'm Lamina camara the son of a late Sierra Leonean businessman Sanko Camara.Who died when the revolutionary united front rebels (R.U.F)attacked our residence on the night of 26 feb 1999in Makeni Sierra Leon.

Following the return of peace in the country ,I used the opportunity to leave the country with a very important document of(US$7,300,000.00)seven million, three hundred thousand U.S Dollars deposited by my late father in financial firm in europe, 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.The document are with me right now in Senegal.However I contact you based on your capability and vast knowledge.For your assistance and co-operation I will know the area you will be rewarded.

Please kindly communicate your acceptance of this proposal so that we can discuss the modalities of seeing this transaction through. I count on you greatly for your assistance.I'remain,

Yours, faithfully,
Lamina Camara.

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