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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: "MRS MARRYAM SANKOH" <maryam_sankoh2@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: maryam_sankoh1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 15:54:11 +0000
Subject: Urgent Reply

FROM : MRS MARYAM SANKOH



Dear Sir,

With due respect and humility I write you this proposal which I believe would be of great interest to you. I am MRS MARYAM SANKOH, the wife of the late DR, FREDERICK SANKOH of the blessed memory, Prior to my Husband assassination by the rebel forces loyal to Major John Paul Koromah, he was the Director general National Gold and Diamond Mining Corporation of Sierra Leone.

Before my husband was assassinated, he instructed me and my children (CAMARA and AHMED) to move out of Sierra Leone immediately,before the powerful Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOMOG)forces intervened which eventually resulted into a brutal civil war.

I and my children managed to escape to dakar, Republic of senegal through the help of my Hasband friend. We came into senegal with some thing valuables including cash sum of $11,500.000USD(ELEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR) which I deposited with security company here in senegal with my first son 's name ( CAMARA SANKOH ). For your information we need some body to help us and trasfer this money into his account so that me and my children we come over there and spend our rest of life and my children we start there education .



Meanwhile, I want to leave senegal entirely with this money for investment in your country because of the stable political situation in Africa and mostly for the future of my children.I therefore require you to please assist me in the following areas, hence my children are still underage.

1) Changing the ownership of the money in your name as the sole beneficiary,to enable us transfer the money into your country.

2) You are also required to negotiate for the best project where this money could be invested.
3) Above every other thing you shall keep the confidentiality of this transaction.

We have it in mind to reward you handsomely for your assistance. We are prepared to give you 20% of the total sum, while 5% will cover any expenses made. Also you shall have 5% of the total profit of the investment because you are to manage it for my children.

Do not hesitate to contact me Immediately you receive this letter to enable us proceed in Ernest towards concluding this transfer.
May God bless you as you assist us.

Yours sincerely
MRS MARRYAM SANKOH

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