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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: george_k406@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Fri, 15 Jul 2005 12:52:55 +0200
Subject: Good day

From George Kelly.
Dearest one,
Subject : Assistance
looking for God fearing person and trustworthy whowill help me .CONTACT ME
ON THIS EMAIL:george_k406@myway.com

GOOD DAY
I amGeorge Kelly a 23 years old boy. I am in possession of a large sum of
US$12.5 Million in cash which i want to invest in your country under your
care. This money was inherited from our late Father DrPhilip william who
was the Chief accountant of Sierra Leone Gold & diamond Mining Corporation
during our 8years 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. I now want to move this money abroad and invest it
in profitable ventures, as the time is now ripe for such move.

Where i need your assistance

1.Firstly to assist me 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 me invest the money in a profitable business ventures in your
country.

For your kind assistance you will get 30% of the total amount,while the remaining
70% will be for me which i will use to establish in your country .

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

Note.Please kindly look a very nice UNIVERSITY in your country which i will
continue my education immediately you retrieve the consignment from the Security
Company in Ivory Coast.

Best Regards

George Kelly






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