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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 MARIANA KUKU" <ma_kuku2005@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:18:31 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASISTANCE

Dear, Please bear with me for sending this letter to you surprisingly. My name is Mrs mariana kuku, l am 45yrs old originally from Serria leonian in west Africa. My sole purpose of contacting you is for you to assist me in selling in your country or elsewhere of my rough (uncutted) diamonds which weighs 14,220 carats,from (3-45 carats),(3kg gross)on the scale,("H"VS-1quality), all rough and worths about(US$7Million). The diamonds was deposited by my late Husband in a holding firm and it is waiting for my order to be transfered as my Daugther was made "NEXT OF KIN" to the deposit as it is indicated in all the depositional documents.I am presently living in Dakar senegal.Contact me through this mail above or this below email mariana_ku2005@yahoo.co.uk </ym/Compose?To=mariana_ku2005@yahoo.co.uk> Wish to hear from you soon. Bye and God bless. Yours truly, Mrs Mariana kuku

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