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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: "Mr. Micheal Sally" <micheal@michealsally.org>
Reply-To: michealsally101@zwallet.com
Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2005 04:25:26 +0000
Subject: URGENT

Dear sir
Kindly permit me to reach you through this medium i got your contact through
the internet while i was desperately searching for a reliable foreigner who
can help my present predicament.

first and foremost i want to introduce myself to you my name is micheal
sally a 31 years old son of a siera-leonian industrialist known as Dr Diouf
sally who died some months ago before his death he willed some of his
properties and fund to me without my knowledge untill the day of his death
when he called upon me and informed me, following this development being
his favourite son among many, i was more favoured than the other children
and being from a polygamous home, jalousy arose amongst my family and now
they are after my life so i had no choice than to sell the properties wllled
to me by my father along with the money, i was able to lodge it in a
security firm with the help of my father friend right now am in a
neigbouring african country south africa.

Dear brother i need your assistance in helping me recieve this $12million
usd in your account and also your assistance in helping me get a residence
permit in your country so that when the fund gets to your account i can come
over to invest in your country as i want to start a new life abroad, you
will also assist in advising me on which line of investment i can put my
fund on i will be glad if you can work with me in actualising this goal.

I want you to know that this is all i have in life now and that is why i am
asking for your assistance, and i need your total trust and co-operation,
for your assistance i am hereby offering you 20% of the total sum i pray as
you help me, we go along way as friends brothers and bussines partners i
look forward to a long lasting relationship with you hoping to hear from you
soonest.

Thanks
yours faithfully
micheal Sally


please kindly indicate your ability to receive my fund, from the financial
firm when you indicate your ability i will inform you of how you can
receive my fund and send to you the vital documents as regards my fund,
after which we will make arrangement for my coming but i want you to assure
me of the following.

1== that you will be capable of receiving my fund

2== that you are assuring me of your trust

3== that you will help in in advising me of where we can invest our fund

4== that you will help in helping me come over to your country after the
conclusion of our transaction

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