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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: florence kone <flo_kone22@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 06:56:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Letter From Florence


FROM:Miss Florence Kone
ABIDJAN COTE D'IVOIRE

Dearest One,

we are contacting you based on the information we gathered about your person in the net. I am Florence Kone with my younger brother .

we am in possession of a large sum of US$15.5 Million in cash which we want to invest in your country under your care. This money was inherited from our late father Dr Williams Kone who was the Chief accountant of Sierra Leone Gold & diamond Mining Corporation during our 8 years civil War when Major Johnny Paul Koromah was the country's president. This money is of no criminal origin as it was largely realized from black market sale of alluvial gold dust during the war.

This money has been moved and lodged into a security & finance corporation in Abidjan Ivory Coast through diplomatic channels in one trunk box tagged family valuables for security reasons. we now want to move this money abroad and invest it in profitab le ventures, as the time is now ripe for such move.

Where we need you assistance

1.Firstly to assist us claim this consignment from the security company as my late fathers foreign partner and have the money paid into your nominated account.
2. To assist me invest the money in a profitable business ventures in your country.

For your kind assistance you will get 15% of the total amount and 5% for any expenses you make, both telephone calls, fax/emails or any other money spent during the transfer of this fund into your nominated account. Upon your response and acceptance to assist me, we will give you further details concerning this transaction but you must treat this transaction as highly confidential for my security reasons.
Best Regards
Florence Kone.





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