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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: "Miss Sandra Samoura" <misssandra_samoura6@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: misssandra_samoura5@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2005 12:03:12 +0000
Subject: PLS. TREAT CONFIDENTIAL

Dear ,

I have a great joy to have your contact and relay my interest to have
you as my joint partner. that will effectively utilise your status, position
and experience in business. also my provision of the needed investment
capital and will provide you with relevant details upon your consent. I
would be brief and direct to ensure you understand everything properly.
I am Miss Sandra Samoura from Free-Town, Sierra Leone, West Africa.
I have a substantial capital $10.5 M US Dollars, deposited by my late
father with the Security and Finance company here in Dakar Senegal on
my name as next of kin, I honourably intend to invest in your country into
a very lucrative and profitable business venture of which you are to advise
and execute in your country for the mutual benefits of both of us.

Your able co-operation is to become my business partner in your country
and create ideas on how the fund will be invested, properly managed and
the type of investment, after the fund is transferred to your custody with
your help and assistance. The Directives and needed information will be
relayed to you as soon as you indicate your interest and willingness to assist
me and also benefit from this transaction.
All other necessary information will be sent to you on your acceptance to
assist me in this transaction.
Pls. reply me on this alternative email address:
misssandra_samoura1@caramail.com

Yours Sincerely,
Miss Sandra Samoura

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