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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: angela1komana@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: angela1komana@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2005 15:44:32 +0200
Subject: GOOD DAY FROM ANGELA

Dear,Good day.

I know that this mail might be a surpriseing to you but do consider it as
an emergency. In a nut shell, My name is Miss Angela komana from the republic
of Sierria-Leone in west Africa.

The only child of late Dr.Solomon komana. I am looking for someone who can
take me as a child or friend I promise to be obidient to you and I will bring
happiness to your life,My late father was the managing director of Rainbow
Gold and Diamond company in (KENEMA)Sierra-Leone.But he was poisoned to death
alongside with my mother by his business associate, On one of their outing
to discuss a business deal in oversea,

However, after their death I managed to stay alone and when the war broke
out in my country. I escape to near by village here,with every important
files of my father.He has the sum of (US$5.2M)Five million two hundred thousand
U.S Dollars only. This amount was deposited by my late father in one of the
leading security company, Presently, I am saddled with the problem of securing
a trust worthy foriegn personality
to help me. I will map out 15% for you.

(1) you will Stand on my behalf as the beneficiary for the claim of the
inheritance from the company since the management of the company adviced
that I should solicit for an individual or corporate organization to claim
the deposit for me as they cannot release it directly to me due to my status
right now.

(2)you will Help me secure my travelling documents to meet you as soon as
my money is released to you.

Furthermore,you can contact the company for confirmation so that the company
will know that you are my partner,that will enable the company correspond
with you on my behalf.I am giving you this offers as mentioned with every
confidence on your acceptance to assist me or adopt me as your Child or business
partner if possible and manage the money for me.
My regard to your family.

Yours sincerely.

Angela Komana.



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