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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: "ROSE SARR" <rosettasar1@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: rosettasarr1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 09:42:52 +0200
Subject: URGENT HELP NEEDED

Attn,
Dear Sir,
I know that this proposal might be a surprise to you but it as an emergency
to our condition with my mother here in Dakar,Senegal. Be bless as you help
me and my mother to transfer and invest our money in your country.My name is
ROSETTA SARR with My Mother from the republic of Sudan in Central Africa Dafur,
now seeking refuge in SENEGAL under the(UNHCR)united nation high
commission for refuge with my mother.

I got your contact during a desperate search here in Dakar Senegal for a possible
investment transaction. My (late) father HON DR. ALMAMMI SARR, who was the
former ministre of finance and economy in Sudan before he was assinated by
the rebels in the capital city of Khartoon 2003. And all our properties was
totally destroyed. However, we managed to escape with some of my father's
documents covering $8.500.000 Million dollars(Eight Million Five Hundered
Thousand us dollars Only) which is presently deposited safely in a SECURITY AND FINEANCE HOUSE here in DAKAR,SENEGAL West Africa on my name as the only DAUGHTER of the family and the next of kin.

All the vital documents are with my mum here and will be fax to you as our foreign partner for investment.

Meanwhile,we are saddled with the problem of securing a trust worthy foriegn
personality to help us transfer the money and invest it in his country and
into his possession pending our arrival to meet with him. Furthermore, we
only want this done this way because your country is politically stable for
any profitable investment and only if you accept our proposal, you will
serve as the beneficiary of the fund on commencement of this proposed
transactions.Anybody who will assist us in this transaction will take 25%of the total sum while 70% will be for me and my mother while 5% will be used for any expencies incured during the transfer of this fund.
Hope to read from you soonest.
Yours faithfully,
Rose Sarr


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