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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +22508020262 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "SISTER PATIRICIA" <patkama@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: patkama2000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 18:25:15 +0000
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

Sir,
Compliment of the day. I am MRS. PATRICIA KAMARA the wife of MR JOHNSON KAMARA who was the personal adviser to the former president of Guinea Bissau who was short dead on 22nd of December 2003 by one of the rebels in Guinea. Before the death of my husband JOHNSON KAMARA he disclosed to me that he deposited the sum of US$18.5 million in a private security company in one consignment box tagged family valuables and not as money for security reasons and he instructed me that I should make proper use of it for the mutual benefit of the family. Presently we are under the United Nations Refugee Camp in Danane the out sketch of Ivory Coast where I am contacting you soliciting for your assistance to transfer this fund into your nominated foreign account for investment purposes in your country. Upon your response to this letter and your acceptance to assist me, I shall discuss for your benefit in terms of percentage sharing. Finally, do treat with absolute confidentiality for my security reasons;
you can as well reach us on this direct phone number +225 08 020 262 for more clarifications. Thanks for your anticipated co-operation. Best regards. Mrs. Patricia Kamara
Peterson Kamara (son)

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