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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: makk2323@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 2005 12:23:33 +0100
Subject: Attention Needed............


Thank you for taking the time to read this mail. My name is Mrs MARTHA KOROMA
from Diamond rich country district of Bombali in Northern province of sierra
leone. i am the widow of late Mr PAUL KOROMA the managing Director or sierra
leone Diamond mining Corporation i am currently living in a refugee center
in london UK .my famaily and i have been unforturnatte to find caught up
in a very difficult situation in london, you will be surprise to receive
this message ,but it is of utmost importance to my family and i. I got your
contact through my research on the internet for a trust worthy person.Anyway.i
am about to entrust my desting of my whole depandent on your shoulder if
you can help us.it will also be of immense benefit to you too.this transaction
demands utmost trust. honesty,integrity and most important,secrecy.it is
only though the aboue that my family and i will be assured of our security.

This regrettable situaton led to the killing of my husband and only daughter
and the displacement of my family During the brutal civil war in my country
sierra leone,my late husband of blessed memory was brutally murdered by the
rebels led by Mr foday Sankoh, he murdered with my only daughter[Nina].But
my two sons [Greg and Daniel] and i managed to escape to UK,through the help
of the International Rescue Committee[IRC].But before my late husband's death,he
drew my attention to a box containing about twelve million US Dollars[12
million] which he smuggled out at the start of the war to a security company
in London,UK.the security company does not know the real contents of the
box.He registered it in the name of my son Greg Koroma as family art and
monyements, He also gave me the cetificate of deposit and receipt issued
to him by the security company,which i still have in my possession.

The problem i have is that as a refugee, the immigration law does not allow
us to open or operate bank account in London and i do not want to seek the
assistance of just anybody for fear of being duped or defraud of our livelihood,i
have sold almost all my jewelries to keep bodyand soul together,hence the
British Government is not really taking care of us.

What is required of you is to give us your full name and contact address
so that i can secure a power of Attorney in your favour that would enable
you contact the security company as the beneficiary of the box you can than
transfer the funds to your bank account after the box must have been released
to you in order to make it worthly we will give you a part of the money.we
have also map out 5% of the principal sum for any expenses that you may incurred
during the transaction process including travelling expenses,we intend to
invest the remaining part of the money on your country.you may even act as
our financial adievser, if you are so disposed.if you want to help ,you
can contact my son Greg Koroma who recent got a job in one of the local firms
in London on this number +44704-0116544. i am looking forward to your immediate
responses, as i believe that destiny has brought us together.
Yours Faith Fully
pls reply to my private mail box.. marthakoroma12@yahoo.com
Mrs Martha Koroma..


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