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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cotonou" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • daw_kam@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DAVID WILLIAM KAMARA" <dawkam1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: daw_kam@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 18:27:29 +0000
Subject: Urgent Message Please!!

Dear Sir,
 
How are you today we hope fine.
 
You may be surprised to receive this letter from me since you do not know me personally.

I am David Williams Kamara ,A Liberian Nationality ,the only son of CHIEF PAUL WILLIAMS KAMARA one of the most popular black farmer in Zimbabwe who was recently murdered in the land dispute in Zimbabwe.
 
I got your contact through network online hence decided to write you.
 
Before the death of my father, he had taken me to Cotonou Benin to deposit the sum of (25 million Euro), in A private Security Firm  here In cotounu , as he foresaw the looming danger in Zimbabwe this  amount was meant for the purchase of new machines and chemicals for the Farms and establishment of new farms in swizerland and Benin.
 
This land problem came when Zimbabwean President Mr.Robert Mugabe introduced a new Land Act Reform wholly affecting the rich white farmers and some few black farmers, and this resulted to the killing and mob action by Zimbabwean war veterans and some lunatics in the society.
 
In fact a lot of people were killed because of this Land reform Act for which my father was one of the victims. It is against this background that, I and my only sister Juliet fled Zimbabwe for fear of our lives and are currently staying in Cotonou Benin Republic  where we are seeking political asylum and moreso have decided to transfer my late father´s money to a more reliable foreign account.
 
We are faced with the dilemma of moving this amount of money out of Africa for fear of going through the same experience in future, both countries have similar political history. We are seeking for a partner who We have to entrust our future and that of my only sister in his hands, We must let you know that this transaction is 100% risk free. If you are willing to assist me and my younger sister, all we  want you to do for us, is to get back to us immediately indicating your interest to help us so that we can give details of what to do.
 
We are willing to give you 20% of the total money for your assistance while the remaining 75% You  will help us to investment in your country.
 
We have also mapped out 5% of this money for all kinds of expenses incurred in the process  of this transaction.

while we implore you to maintain the absolute secrecy and confidentiality required in this transaction. please reply us on our private e-mail address: daw_kam@yahoo.com
 
Thanks, Yours Faithfully,
DAVID .W.KAMARA.

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