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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: "Ama.R.Guaye" <missrita@volja.net> (may be fake)
Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:05:17 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOU

Good day beloved,

I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but do consider it as an emergency. In a nut shell, My name is Miss Ama Rita Guaye 17 years old from the republic of Sierria-Leone in west Africa, now seeking for refugee in Dakar -Senegal under the(UNHCR).
The only child of late Dr.Solomon Guaye. I am looking for someone who can adopt me as your child I promise to be obidient to you and I will bring happiness to your life I need someone I can call my Mum.

I got your contact from the Internet Search Engine.I want you to assist me in this transaction. My late father was the managing director of Rainbow Gold and Diamond Mine company in (KENEMA)Sierra-Leone.But he was killed along side with my mother during the longing civil war and all his properties were totally destroyed. However, after their death I managed to escape with very 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 Banks in Europe. The deposit documents indicate me as the next of kin. Presently, I am saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn personality to help me.

(1)Stand on my behalf as the beneficiary for the claim of the inheritance from the bank since the management of the bank 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 refugee status in Senegal.
(2)Transfer the money over to your own country and into your possession pending my arrival to meet with you.
(3)Invest and manage the money for me in a good business pending my maturity.
(4) Help me secure my travelling documents to meet you as soon as my money is released to you. Furthermore,you can contact the Bank for confirmation and I will issue a letter of authorisation on your name,that will enable the bank 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 if possible and manage the money for me as a child of God.
Conclusively,I wish you send me a reply immediately you recieve this proposal. Via my second email: (ama_baby1@yahoo.co.nz)
Until then,I remain with the best
Regards
Ama.R.Guaye

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