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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: destiny2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2005 14:35:55 +0000
Subject: am Destiny Lisa

Dearest one,

I am contacting you based on the information we gathered about your person
in this site .

I am Destiny Lisa . with my younger brother is Maxwell Lisa . we are in
possession of a large sum of US$10.5 Million in cash which we want to invest
in your country under your care.

This money was inherited from our late father Dr Francis Lisa who was the
Chief ccountant of Sierra Leone Gold & diamond Mining Corporation during
our 8 years civil War when
Major Johnny Paul Koromah was the country's president. This money is of
no criminal origin as it was largely realized from black market sale of
alluvial gold dust during the war.

This money has been moved and lodged into a security & finance
corporation in Abidjan Ivory Coast through diplomatic channels in one trunk
box tagged family valuables for security reasons. we now want to move this
money abroad and invest it in profitable ventures, as the time is now ripe
for such move.

Where we need your assistance

1.Firstly to assist us claim this consignment from the security company
as my late fathers foreign partner and have the money paid into your nominated
account.

2. To assist us invest the money in a profitable business ventures in your
country.

For your kind assistance you will get 15% of the total amount and 5% for
any expenses you make, both telephone calls, fax/emails or any other money
spent during the transfer of this money into your nominated account.

Upon your response and acceptance to assist me, we will give you further
details concerning this transaction but you must treat this transaction
as highly confidential for my security reasons.

Best Regards

Destiny /Maxwell
Reply:destiny_1110222@yahoo.fr





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