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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: "Ms Roselyn Camara" <roselyn_camara@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: roselyn_sleone@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 15:12:39 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear , Good Day To You.

Hello Dear,
I humbly wish to solicit your strict confidence in this magnanimous asking and I pray that my decision to contact you will be given genuine approval considering the fact that we have not known before,but i believe is the good hand work of almighty God.
I am Miss Rose Camara,23 yrs single, 5fit 8 inches tall, 59 kg and chocolate in complexion.I am citizen of Sierra leone In Africa. I write to inform you my desire to invest, and to buy a living house in your country.I am the Senior Daugther of my late father who was a famous diamond/gold merchant in my country and across. My father,Michael Camara was shot by rebels in Freetown while on transits with my two younger sisters.
My sisters died on the spot, while African Peacekeeping Force rescued my father, and he was taken to hospital for medical treatment, where he later died.May his soul rest in perfect peace.Before his death he revealed to me about a deposition he made with a security and finance firm in Dakar Senegal containing $9 Million U.S dollar for safekeeping
as family valuable.
My father did not disclose the content of the box to the Security and finance Company,to avoid the officials from raising eyebrows to the fund.But presently, I am Senegal to notify the firm for the claims,currently, I am living in the refugee camp.
Therefore, I want you to educate me on how best we can transfer and invest this
money,because my father told me that it is dangerous to invest this money in Africa
to avoid suspicions.Secondly,economic and political instability facing African countries, may be a setback.The high economic growth in your country is advantageous in investment therefore,i would wish to invest there.
For mutual assistance in actualizing this Objective, I have decide to offer you 10% of the total amount.All vital documents covering the deposition and Ownership of this valuable are intact with me, all will be sent to you on your willful acceptance to assist me claim the deposited Box from the Security Company.
Note:This is a confidential and fragile matter,please maximum confidentialitymust be
upheld.Furnish me your contacts in detail for easier communication.
I am waiting for your urgent and positive response.
Your faithfully,
Miss Rose Camara

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