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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: "MrsCosara." <cosara5@walla.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cosara5@myway.com
Date: Sun, 30 Jul 2006 14:28:57 +0200
Subject: MrsCosara.

Dear.

GREETINGS.
I know this proposal letter may come to you as a surprise considering the fact that we have not had any formal acquitance before,but before all the same I would want you for the sake of God to give this an immediate attention in view of the fact that the security of our live and possession is at stake,this is to say our present conditions is very pitiable and in a sorry state,hence my contacting you to be my foreign partner. I got your contact in cause of a serious search in the internet for a reliable foreign partner I am Cosara Mutan,the wife of a late Sierra leonian businessman,Chief Executive Officer, late Mr. Mutan ,the owner of (RMS) mining company in Sierraleone.
Who died three years ago when the revolutionary united front rebels(R.U.F)attacked our residence in Makeni Sierraleone,Following the cease fire agreement which was reach with the help of United Nations peace keeping troops,I and mother with my immediate sister left mycountry with some vitals documents which covered the sum of (US$8.000.000m)Eight million U.S Dollars deposited by my late husband in Finance & Security Company in Eruope under my name,this money was realised from Diamond export and Gold Mining, now I and my family had been granted asylum in Dakar - Senegal under(UNHCR).
My aim of contacting you is to assist me in two ways:
(1) To help me transfer the money from the Finance company to your account in your country.
(2) to help me get a profitable business to invest the funds based on your professional advise.
Part of this funds will be settled my family before travelling to your country.
For your assistance and co-operation we will give you 25%of the total sum of the money.
Please kindly communicate your acceptance of this offer so that we can discuss the mode of seeing this transaction through.I count on you greatly for your future co-operation. Awaiting to read from you soon.
Sincerely,
MrsCosara.

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