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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: mrs mariam taylor <mrs_mtaylor2@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2005 09:59:07 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: PLEASE KINDLY CONSIDER THIS EMAIL



Dear Friend,

I have decided to contact you once again through this means of communication since i did not hear from you to know if you received my last letter that I sent to you. I am now resending a copy of the letter that I have earlier sent to you for your urgent attention .I 'm Mrs Mariam Taylor . from Sierra-Leone, the wife of Dr.Koroma Taylor.Former Personal Assistance to the Former Minister for Mines and Natural Resources in-charge of the diamond production sales in my country Sierra-Leone.



Unfortunately some months ago before the peace pact in my country, my Husband and his colleagues were killed by rebel group of Mr. Foday Sankoh during an inspection visit to the rich diamond mining area in the village of Kenema, where the rebels laid an ambush and open fire on the convoy killing my Husband and some of his colleagues who where on their way to the diamond mining zone.



Following the peace pact that was introduce by the united nation keeping force some months back,i decided to leave the country with my son for our safety to DAKAR SENEGAL,My Husband deposited the some of 10.million us.dollars Ten million dollars in Security and finance firm with the name of my son as the beneficary.



I contact you based on trust and your vast knowledge in the business field when i got your contact from a profile that speaks very good of you in the internet.

I want you to assist me so that i can transfer this money to your account for safe keeping pending our arrival to your country to start up an investment in your country through your wise advice. You will act as my international business representative and also my family business associate,so that this money can transfer to your account.



I am now in Dakar-Senegal for the facilitation of this transaction.Please kindly communicate your acceptance or otherwise of this proposal through email address for us to discuss the modalities of seeing this transaction through.



However, if you are not disposed to assist kindly destroy the letter in view of the families interest and personal security. I count on you greatly for your assistance. Please, if where i contacted you is not okay with you,do not hesitate to tell me and provide another address where i will be contacting you.I will offer you 20% out of the total sum for your assistance.while 4%will be for expencise that will encure during the process. You can reply to my son' email address (papis_prince@hotmail.com)

Expecting to hear from you soon.

Yours Faithfully,

MRS MARIAM TAYLOR









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