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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Jadidatou Sesay" <jadi24sl@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: jadi_2000sn@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2007 10:24:34 +0200
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam

Dear Sir/Madam
I was able to get your contact via internet when I was searching for investment
assistance in the website,
My name is Miss Jadidatou Sesay the daughter of Alhaji Abdulai Sesay the former Director of Kantanga Mining Concession in Sierra Leone..My father died two months ago after a berif Illness.But before his death( May his soul rest in perfect peace) He intructed me to leave our country and set up business somewhere in overseas with $6.4 milion usd which he deposited in Security & finance company in my favour as the next of kin or benefactor of the deposit.
I am residing under political Assylum here in Senegal, where i ran for our safety reasons,It is on this note that I am seeking your help to help me relocate this funds to Your country and also assist me in investing this funds to something lucrative.
Your function is to help me facilitate the transfer of this funds to your position successfully.
if you agree to work with me, pls do get back to me so that i will look for a lawyer who will help us prepare the normal documents that you might need during this transaction.
And will also release to you the finance company where this deposit is being kept, for you to make contact with them.We are offering you 15% of the total money for your anticipation to cooperate with us in transferring this deposit to your position. As soon as you have accepted to be my family Appointed partner we shall procceed on.
Do have a nice day and Waiting to read from u soon,
Yours Truly,
Jadidatou..!!!!!!!!!!

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