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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: mariamkamara2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 12 Mar 2005 15:58:35 +0000
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?PLEASE=20HELP=20=20ME=20OUT?=

DEAR FRIEND,

PERMIT ME TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO EXPLAIN MY PROBLEM TO
YOU IN THE NAME OF THE ALMIGHTY GOD WHOM WE SERVE AND
WHO IS THE GREATEST. BUT FIRSTLY, I WILL LIKE TO TELL
YOU WHO I AM SO THAT YOU WILL UNDERSTAND AND
COMPREHEND MY POINT CLEARLY.

I AM MISS MARIAM KAMARA 22YRS; I AM FROM IVOIRY COAST, THE ONLY
CHILD OF LATE DR.KAMARA AND MRS KAMARA. MY FATHER WAS A
VERY WEALTHY COCOA MERCHANT BASED IN ABIDJAN THE
ECONOMIC CAPITAL BASE OF IVOIRY COAST. BEFORE HE WAS
POISONED TO DEATH BY HIS BUSINESS ASSOCIATES ON ONE OF
THEIR OUTING TO DISCUSS ON A BUSINESS DEAL. WHEN MY
MOTHER DIED ON THE 21ST OCTOBER 1986, I BECAME A
MOTHERLESS CHILD AND WAS STAYING UNDER A SINGLE
PARENT.


BEFORE THE DEATH OF MY FATHER ON 24TH NOVEMBER 2003 IN
A PRIVATE HOSPITAL HERE IN ABIDJAN. HE SECRETLY CALLED
ME ON HIS BEDSIDE AND TOLD ME THAT HE HAS A SUM OF
US$16,500,000 (SIXTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEFT IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN A
FINACE AND SECURITY COMPANY HERE IN ABIDJAN, THAT HE
USED MY NAME AS HIS ONLY DAUGHTER AS THE NEXT OF KIN
IN DEPOSIT OF THE FUND. HE AS WELL ADVISED ME TO RELY
AND WORK WITH THE DIRECTION OF OUR FAMILY LAWYER.

HE ALSO EXPLAINED TO ME THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THIS
WEALTH THAT HE WAS POISONED BY HIS BUSINESS
ASSOCIATES, THAT I SHOULD SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER
IN A COUNTRY OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS
MONEY AND USE IT TO CONTINUE MY EDUCATION AND ALSO FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE AFTER MY STUDIES.

I AM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.

1) YOUR FULL NAME
2) PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS
3) CONTACT ADDRESS
4) SCAN AND SEND YOUR PASS PORT
5) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY SO AS TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A
RESIDENT PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.

MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL
SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER THE
SUCCESSFULL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR NOMINATED
ACCOUNT OVERSEA. PLEASE INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
HELP ME BY FORWARDING TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS
LISTED ABOVE FOR THE CHANGE OF THE BENEFICIARY TO YOUR
FAVOUR.

I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH MY LATE FATHERS LAWYER HERE IN
IVOIRY COAST AND HE PROMISED TO ASSIST ME, FOR I WENT WITH
HIM TO THE FINANCE COMPANY?S OFFICE TO EFFECT THE
ARRANGEMENTS. MAY THE GOOD LORD BE WITH YOU AS I AWAIT
YOUR POSITIVE DECISION TO HELP.

MY VERY BEST REGARD,
MISS MARIAM KAMARA.





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