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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: colibaly2003@terra.com.mx
Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 05:56:20 +0200
Subject: IN GOOD FAITH

FROM:MRS CHRISTINE COLIBALY
Abidjan COTE D'IVOIRE
WEST AFRICA

Dear Friend,

I am MRS CHRISTINE COLIBALY the wife of late former Director of Finance,
Dr D. COLIBALY, Sierra-Leone diamond and mining corporation. I must confess
my agitation is real, and my words is my bond, in this proposal.
My late husband diverted this money meant for purchase of ammunition, for
my country, during peak of disastrous civil war in my country, now he has
deposited the money in a bank in Abidjan, where I am residing under
political asylum with my son STEVEN COLIBALY.

Now the war in the my country is over with the help of ECOMOG solders, the
present government of Sierra-Leone has revoked the passport of all officers
who served under the former regime and now ask Countries to expel such
person at the same time freeze their account and confiscate their asset,
it is on this not that I am contacting you, all I needed from you is to
assist
me transfer this money in your private bank account, the said amount is
$15.000.000.00M (FIFTEEN million us dollars).

I am compensating you with 15% of the total amount,and 2% miscellanous
now all my hope is banked on you and I really wants to invest this money
in your country, were there is stability of Government, political and economicwelfare.

Honestly I want you to believe that, this transaction is real and never
a joke. My late husband Dr D. COLIBALY gave me the Certificate of Deposit
issued to him by the bank on the date of deposit, for you to be clearified
because, I do not expose my self to anybody I see, I believed that you will
be able to keep this transaction secret for me because this money is the
hope of my me and my son life, it is important.

Please contact me immediately you have gone through my message fill free
and make it urgent.
NB: try and negotiate for me some profitable blue chip investment
opportunities which is risk free which I can invest this money when it is
transferred to your account personally I am interested in estate management
and hotel business, please advice me.
Thanks and God bless
Best Regard
MRS CHRISTINE COLIBALY/SON



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