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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • diannamonoh101@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "dianna mp" <dianna_100@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: diannamonoh101@gmail.com
Date: Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:42:10 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL

From: Dianna Monoh Pujeh
Abidjan,Cote d'Ivoire
West Africa

DEAR SIR,

May the blessings of God be upon you and grant you the wisdom and sympathy
to understand my situation and how much I need your help.

I am the daughter of Hon. Mr Ngor Monoh Pujeh the former Minister of
Transport and Communication with the present Government of President Kabbar
of Sierra Leone.

My father was arrested on 1st of November 2001 by Kabbah’s Government for
smuggling of large quantity of diamond from the Kono diamond field. Before
the arrest of my father, he told me that he deposited the sum of
(USD$12,000.000.00) Twelve Million Dollars with a bank in Abidjan (Cote
d’Ivoire).
He now instructed me to move immediately with the documents to Abidjan Cote
d’Ivoire, and for the sake of my life and seek asylum in the country.

Now I am presently here seeking for an assistance to transfer the fund to
your country for investment on behalf of the family.If you help me to
receive this money into a foreign account,

I will compensate you with 25% of the total sum , and 5% for any expenses
that you might encure during this transaction. The balance 70% principally
for my family.

I am counting on you as regards this transfer.

Pls.reply to this private email address
Email:diannamonoh101@gmail.com

Thanks and Remain Blessed.

Yours faithfully.

DIANNA MONOH PUJEH


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