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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: alisha riley <alishariley01@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2005 15:10:08 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: FROM ALISHA RILEY


MRS ALISHA RILEY
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE



Dearrest one,

I know that this mail may come to you as a surprise.,
I am a Sierra Leonean National and the wife of late Dr Riley. Until his
death, my husband was the General overseer of the Diamond Mine in Kanema Sierra
Leone. On April 6 2000 the military forces loyal to the Government of
Ahmed TIJAN KABBAH invaded the diamond mine and assassinated my husband,
mistaking him for his brother USMAN RILEY who is the deputy to the
leader of the revolutionary United Front (RUF )FODAY SANKOH.When
the news reached me, I hurried gathered some valuables in our
family villa and escaped for my dear life in the company of my
only son IBRAHIM.

Among the valuables was a file that contained details of a deposit my husband
made in a security company in Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire. He deposited 12 million
US dollars contained in 1 one box in the name of our son ibrahim as
containing family valuables money he made from the sale of Gold and
diamonds during his time as the General overseer.

Now that we are in Abidjan and verified the
transaction, we need your assistance to move this
funds out of Côte d'Ivoire for investment in your
country as we cannot invest here due to its nearness
to our country and the war still going on there. We
ask you to scout for a viable and lucrative business,
so that we can invest wisely. We have it in mind to give your 10% of the total
sum (12 million US
Dollars), and 15% share in any investment we will
embark upon if you assist us. We will also set aside
5% of the funds for ancillary expenses which you will
make in course of this transaction- fax messages,
phone calls, air tickets etc.

This fortune we have revealed to you should remain
confidential as it only you who we have told about
it.
The email address below have been acquierd for this
transaction, so that your messages will be
confidentially recieved. write me on this mail
alishariley01@yahoo.fr )on receipt of this message for futher
directives. Note that this transaction is risk free.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
THANKS MAY HTE lORD BE WITH YOU,
Mrs Alisha Riley








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